pomknúť

Slovak

Etymology

From po- +‎ -mknúť.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔmknuːc/, [ˈpɔmknuːc]
Rhymes: -ɔmknuːc
Hyphenation: pom‧knúť

Verb

pomknúť pf (imperfective pomkýnať)

(transitive) to move, to advance, to push forward (to cause something or someone to move ahead physically or figuratively)
Synonyms: posunúť, pohnúť

Nové technológie pomkli vývin dopredu. ― New technologies moved development forward.
(reflexive with sa) to move over, to budge, to shift (to move a short distance smoothly, especially to make room for someone else)
Synonyms: posunúť, podať, uhnúť

Musela sa pomknúť na lavici, aby si mohol prisadnúť. ― She had to move over on the bench so he could sit down.
(reflexive with sa) to advance, to progress, to get moving (to start or show significant progress in an activity or process)
Synonyms: pohnúť, pokročiť

Robota na stavbe sa konečne pomkla značne dopredu. ― Work on the construction site finally progressed significantly.

Conjugation

Conjugation of pomknúť (perfective; class IV, pattern chudnúť)

indicative		singular			plural
infinitive			pomknúť
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
past	masculine	pomkol som	pomkol si	pomkol	pomkli sme	pomkli ste	pomkli
	feminine	pomkla som	pomkla si	pomkla
	neuter	pomklo som	pomklo si	pomklo

past perfect	masculine	bol som pomkol	bol si pomkol	bol pomkol	boli sme pomkli	boli ste pomkli	boli pomkli
	feminine	bola som pomkla	bola si pomkla	bola pomkla
	neuter	bolo som pomklo	bolo si pomklo	bolo pomklo

future		pomknem	pomkneš	pomkne	pomkneme	pomknete	pomknú

conditional		singular			plural
conditional		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	pomkol by som	pomkol by si	pomkol by	pomkli by sme	pomkli by ste	pomkli by
	feminine	pomkla by som	pomkla by si	pomkla by
	neuter	pomklo by som	pomklo by si	pomklo by

past	masculine	bol by som pomkol	bol by si pomkol	bol by pomkol	boli by sme pomkli	boli by ste pomkli	boli by pomkli
	feminine	bola by som pomkla	bola by si pomkla	bola by pomkla
	neuter	bolo by som pomklo	bolo by si pomklo	bolo by pomklo

imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	pomkni	—	pomknime	pomknite	—

non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle	transgressive	verbal noun
		—	pomknuvší	pomknutý	pomkol, pomkla, pomklo, pomkli	pomknúc	pomknutie

Conjugation of pomknúť sa (perfective; class IV, pattern chudnúť)

indicative		singular			plural
infinitive			pomknúť sa
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
past	masculine	pomkol som sa	pomkol si sa	pomkol sa	pomkli sme sa	pomkli ste sa	pomkli sa
	feminine	pomkla som sa	pomkla si sa	pomkla sa
	neuter	pomklo som sa	pomklo si sa	pomklo sa

past perfect	masculine	bol som sa pomkol	bol si sa pomkol	bol sa pomkol	boli sme sa pomkli	boli ste sa pomkli	boli sa pomkli
	feminine	bola som sa pomkla	bola si sa pomkla	bola sa pomkla
	neuter	bolo som sa pomklo	bolo si sa pomklo	bolo sa pomklo

future		pomknem sa	pomkneš sa	pomkne sa	pomkneme sa	pomknete sa	pomknú sa

conditional		singular			plural
conditional		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	pomkol by som sa	pomkol by si sa	pomkol by sa	pomkli by sme sa	pomkli by ste sa	pomkli by sa
	feminine	pomkla by som sa	pomkla by si sa	pomkla by sa
	neuter	pomklo by som sa	pomklo by si sa	pomklo by sa

past	masculine	bol by som sa pomkol	bol by si sa pomkol	bol by sa pomkol	boli by sme sa pomkli	boli by ste sa pomkli	boli by sa pomkli
	feminine	bola by som sa pomkla	bola by si sa pomkla	bola by sa pomkla
	neuter	bolo by som sa pomklo	bolo by si sa pomklo	bolo by sa pomklo

imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	pomkni sa	—	pomknime sa	pomknite sa	—

non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle	transgressive	verbal noun
		—	pomknuvší sa	—	pomkol, pomkla, pomklo, pomkli	pomknúc sa	pomknutie sa

Further reading

“pomknúť”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026