meniť

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měniti. First attested in the 15th century.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /meɲic/, [ˈmeɲic]
Rhymes: -eɲic
Hyphenation: me‧niť

Verb

meniť impf (perfective zmeniť or vymeniť or zameniť)

(transitive) to change, to alter, to transform (to give someone or something a different appearance, shape, or character; to make different)
Synonym: premeniť

Mráz mení vodu na ľad. ― Frost transforms water into ice.
(transitive) to change, to replace, to switch (to substitute one thing or person for another, usually of the same kind)
Synonym: striedať

Žena často mení náladu. ― The woman changes her mood often.
(transitive) to exchange, to swap, to replace (to replace something targetedly as part of a task, norm, or habit)
Synonyms: vymeniť, striedať

Je čas meniť zimné pneumatiky na letné. ― It is time to change winter tires for summer ones.
(intransitive) to trade places, to swap (to give up one's position in life or work in exchange for another's)
Hneď by som s vami menil. ― I would trade places with you in a heartbeat.
(transitive) to exchange, to convert (to buy or sell foreign currency at a bank or exchange office)
Synonym: zameniť

Meníme hotovosť v dolároch na eurá. ― We are exchanging cash from dollars to euros.
(transitive) to change, to break (to convert money of one nominal value into higher or lower denominations)
Synonym: rozmeniť

Ľudia chodili meniť peniaze, aby mali mince do automatu. ― People went to change money to have coins for the vending machine.
(reflexive with sa) to change, to turn into, to become (to acquire a different appearance or character; to pass from one state to another)
Situácia sa mení každý deň. ― The situation changes every day.
(reflexive with sa) to change, to rotate, to take turns (to take someone's place or switch roles with someone)
Synonyms: striedať, vymeniť

O druhej sa menia sestry na oddelení. ― The nurses on the ward rotate (shifts) at two o'clock.

Conjugation

Conjugation of meniť (imperfective; class V, pattern robiť)

indicative		singular			plural
infinitive			meniť
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		mením	meníš	mení	meníme	meníte	menia

past	masculine	menil som	menil si	menil	menili sme	menili ste	menili
	feminine	menila som	menila si	menila
	neuter	menilo som	menilo si	menilo

past perfect	masculine	bol som menil	bol si menil	bol menil	boli sme menili	boli ste menili	boli menili
	feminine	bola som menila	bola si menila	bola menila
	neuter	bolo som menilo	bolo si menilo	bolo menilo

future		budem meniť	budeš meniť	bude meniť	budeme meniť	budete meniť	budú meniť

conditional		singular			plural
conditional		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	menil by som	menil by si	menil by	menili by sme	menili by ste	menili by
	feminine	menila by som	menila by si	menila by
	neuter	menilo by som	menilo by si	menilo by

past	masculine	bol by som menil	bol by si menil	bol by menil	boli by sme menili	boli by ste menili	boli by menili
	feminine	bola by som menila	bola by si menila	bola by menila
	neuter	bolo by som menilo	bolo by si menilo	bolo by menilo

imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	meň	—	meňme	meňte	—

non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle	transgressive	verbal noun
		meniaci	—	menený	menil, menila, menilo, menili	meniac	menenie

Conjugation of meniť sa (imperfective; class V, pattern robiť)

indicative		singular			plural
infinitive			meniť sa
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		mením sa	meníš sa	mení sa	meníme sa	meníte sa	menia sa

past	masculine	menil som sa	menil si sa	menil sa	menili sme sa	menili ste sa	menili sa
	feminine	menila som sa	menila si sa	menila sa
	neuter	menilo som sa	menilo si sa	menilo sa

past perfect	masculine	bol som sa menil	bol si sa menil	bol sa menil	boli sme sa menili	boli ste sa menili	boli sa menili
	feminine	bola som sa menila	bola si sa menila	bola sa menila
	neuter	bolo som sa menilo	bolo si sa menilo	bolo sa menilo

future		budem sa meniť	budeš sa meniť	bude sa meniť	budeme sa meniť	budete sa meniť	budú sa meniť

conditional		singular			plural
conditional		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	menil by som sa	menil by si sa	menil by sa	menili by sme sa	menili by ste sa	menili by sa
	feminine	menila by som sa	menila by si sa	menila by sa
	neuter	menilo by som sa	menilo by si sa	menilo by sa

past	masculine	bol by som sa menil	bol by si sa menil	bol by sa menil	boli by sme sa menili	boli by ste sa menili	boli by sa menili
	feminine	bola by som sa menila	bola by si sa menila	bola by sa menila
	neuter	bolo by som sa menilo	bolo by si sa menilo	bolo by sa menilo

imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	meň sa	—	meňme sa	meňte sa	—

non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle	transgressive	verbal noun
		meniaci sa	—	—	menil, menila, menilo, menili	meniac sa	menenie sa

Derived terms

References

^ Králik, Ľubor (2016), “meniť”, in Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny [Concise Etymological Dictionary of Slovak] (in Slovak), Bratislava: VEDA; JÚĽŠ SAV, →ISBN, page 354