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The Present Moment: -am Verbs

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Master the most common verb pattern in Slovak to start describing your daily life instantly.

  • Identify the -ať verb infinitive.
  • Conjugate verbs ending in -ám for all persons.
  • Apply these verbs in simple everyday sentences.
Speak the present moment with confidence.

배울 내용

Conjugating regular verbs ending in -ať. This is the most common verb group for beginners.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: Conjugate regular -ám verbs to describe your daily activities with 90% accuracy.

팁과 요령 (1)

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Watch the length

Always keep the 'á' long in the singular. It changes the meaning or is just a spelling error.
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핵심 어휘 (5)

čakať to wait hľadať to look for plávať to swim rozprávať to talk dnes today

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Review Summary

  • Stem + -ám, -áš, -á, -áme, -áte, -ajú

자주 하는 실수

You forgot to conjugate! The infinitive -ať must be removed.

Wrong: Ja plávať.
정답: Ja plávam.

This is actually correct, but beginners often forget the preposition 'na'.

Wrong: Ja čakám na autobus.
정답: Ja čakám na autobus.

Remember to change the ending for the third person singular.

Wrong: On plávať.
정답: On pláva.

Next Steps

You have mastered the most common verb type in Slovak! Keep this momentum going into the next chapter.

Write a 3-sentence description of your hobbies.

Continue to: The Present Moment: -im and -em Verbs

빠른 연습 (3)

Conjugate 'čakať' for 'ja'.

Ja ___ na autobus.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: čakám
The 'ja' form ends in -m.

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Which is correct?

Ty ___ kľúče.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: hľadáš
The 'ty' form ends in -š.

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Find the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

On čakám na mňa.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: čakám
Should be 'čaká'.

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Score: /3

자주 묻는 질문 (2)

It indicates a long vowel sound, which is phonemic in Slovak.
Most do, but there are some exceptions like 'spať' (to sleep).
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