звати

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zъvati

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /zʋâti/
    • Hyphenation: зва‧ти

    Verb

    зва̏ти impf (Latin spelling zvȁti)

    1. (ambitransitive, reflexive) to call, to be called
      Да је (моја) баба мушко, звала би се Душко.If my grandmother were a man, she would be called Duško. (a rhyming expression about impossible conditions)
    2. (ambitransitive) to summon
    3. (ambitransitive) to invite (for a visit, wedding, guest etc.)

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of звати
    infinitive звати
    present verbal adverb зо̀вӯћи
    past verbal adverb
    verbal noun зва̑ње
    singular plural
    1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
    present зовем зовеш зове зовемо зовете зову
    future future I зват ћу1
    зваћу
    зват ћеш1
    зваћеш
    зват ће1
    зваће
    зват ћемо1
    зваћемо
    зват ћете1
    зваћете
    зват ће̄1
    зваће
    future II бу̏де̄м звао2 бу̏де̄ш звао2 бу̏де̄ звао2 бу̏де̄мо звали2 бу̏де̄те звали2 бу̏дӯ звали2
    past perfect звао сам2 звао си2 звао је2 звали смо2 звали сте2 звали су2
    pluperfect3 би̏о сам звао2 би̏о си звао2 би̏о је звао2 би́ли смо звали2 би́ли сте звали2 би́ли су звали2
    imperfect звах зваше зваше звасмо звасте зваху
    conditional conditional I звао бих2 звао би2 звао би2 звали бисмо2 звали бисте2 звали би2
    conditional II4 би̏о бих звао2 би̏о би звао2 би̏о би звао2 би́ли бисмо звали2 би́ли бисте звали2 би́ли би звали2
    imperative зови зовимо зовите
    active past participle звао m / звала f / звало n звали m / звале f / звала n
    passive past participle зван m / звана f / звано n звани m / зване f / звана n

    1   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic.
    2   For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively.
    3   Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
    4   Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
      *Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • звати”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

    Ukrainian

    Etymology

      From Proto-Slavic *zъvati.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [ˈzʋate]
      • Audio:(file)
      • Hyphenation: зва‧ти

      Verb

      зва́ти • (zvátyimpf (perfective позва́ти)

      1. (ambitransitive, reflexive) to call
        Як вас зову́ть? (formal)Jak vas zovútʹ?What is your name?
        Як тебе́ зва́ти? (informal)Jak tebé zváty?What is your name?
      2. (ambitransitive) to summon
      3. (ambitransitive) to invite (for a visit, wedding, guest etc.)

      Conjugation

      Derived terms

      References