vymeniť
Slovak
Etymology
From vy- + meniť (“to change”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vimeɲic/, [ˈʋimeɲic]
- Rhymes: -eɲic
- Hyphenation: vy‧me‧niť
Verb
vymeniť pf (imperfective vymieňať)
- (transitive) to replace, to change (to substitute something with another of the same kind)
- Synonyms: nahradiť, vystriedať
- Pred príchodom hostí musela rýchlo vymeniť obrus za čistý. ― Before the guests arrived, she had to quickly change the tablecloth for a clean one.
- (transitive) to exchange, to swap, to trade (to give one thing in return for another)
- Synonym: zameniť
- Chlapci si na ihrisku vymenili autíčka. ― The boys swapped toy cars on the playground.
- (transitive) to relieve, to replace, to take over from (to substitute someone during a work shift or duty)
- Synonym: vystriedať
- Cíti sa unavený, ale momentálne ho nemá kto vymeniť. ― He feels tired, but currently, there is no one to take over for him.
- (transitive) to pick up, to collect, to redeem (to take possession of something under certain conditions, e.g., at a post office or in exchange for a ticket/collateral)
- Synonyms: prevziať, vybrať, vyzdvihnúť
- Musím skočiť na poštu vymeniť balík. ― I have to pop to the post office to collect a package.
- (reflexive with sa) to be replaced, to change, to alternate (to undergo a substitution of members or roles)
- Po voľbách sa celý výbor v klube vymenil. ― After the elections, the entire committee in the club was replaced.
Conjugation
Conjugation of vymeniť (perfective; class V, pattern robiť)
| infinitive | vymeniť | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| past | masculine | vymenil som | vymenil si | vymenil | vymenili sme | vymenili ste | vymenili |
| feminine | vymenila som | vymenila si | vymenila | ||||
| neuter | vymenilo som | vymenilo si | vymenilo | ||||
| past perfect | masculine | bol som vymenil | bol si vymenil | bol vymenil | boli sme vymenili | boli ste vymenili | boli vymenili |
| feminine | bola som vymenila | bola si vymenila | bola vymenila | ||||
| neuter | bolo som vymenilo | bolo si vymenilo | bolo vymenilo | ||||
| future | vymením | vymeníš | vymení | vymeníme | vymeníte | vymenia | |
| conditional | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| present | masculine | vymenil by som | vymenil by si | vymenil by | vymenili by sme | vymenili by ste | vymenili by |
| feminine | vymenila by som | vymenila by si | vymenila by | ||||
| neuter | vymenilo by som | vymenilo by si | vymenilo by | ||||
| past | masculine | bol by som vymenil | bol by si vymenil | bol by vymenil | boli by sme vymenili | boli by ste vymenili | boli by vymenili |
| feminine | bola by som vymenila | bola by si vymenila | bola by vymenila | ||||
| neuter | bolo by som vymenilo | bolo by si vymenilo | bolo by vymenilo | ||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| present | — | vymeň | — | vymeňme | vymeňte | — | |
| non-finite forms | participles | transgressive | verbal noun | ||||
| present active | past active | passive | l-participle | ||||
| — | vymenivší | vymenený | vymenil, vymenila, vymenilo, vymenili | vymeniac | vymenenie | ||
Conjugation of vymeniť sa (perfective; class V, pattern robiť)
| infinitive | vymeniť sa | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| past | masculine | vymenil som sa | vymenil si sa | vymenil sa | vymenili sme sa | vymenili ste sa | vymenili sa |
| feminine | vymenila som sa | vymenila si sa | vymenila sa | ||||
| neuter | vymenilo som sa | vymenilo si sa | vymenilo sa | ||||
| past perfect | masculine | bol som sa vymenil | bol si sa vymenil | bol sa vymenil | boli sme sa vymenili | boli ste sa vymenili | boli sa vymenili |
| feminine | bola som sa vymenila | bola si sa vymenila | bola sa vymenila | ||||
| neuter | bolo som sa vymenilo | bolo si sa vymenilo | bolo sa vymenilo | ||||
| future | vymením sa | vymeníš sa | vymení sa | vymeníme sa | vymeníte sa | vymenia sa | |
| conditional | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| present | masculine | vymenil by som sa | vymenil by si sa | vymenil by sa | vymenili by sme sa | vymenili by ste sa | vymenili by sa |
| feminine | vymenila by som sa | vymenila by si sa | vymenila by sa | ||||
| neuter | vymenilo by som sa | vymenilo by si sa | vymenilo by sa | ||||
| past | masculine | bol by som sa vymenil | bol by si sa vymenil | bol by sa vymenil | boli by sme sa vymenili | boli by ste sa vymenili | boli by sa vymenili |
| feminine | bola by som sa vymenila | bola by si sa vymenila | bola by sa vymenila | ||||
| neuter | bolo by som sa vymenilo | bolo by si sa vymenilo | bolo by sa vymenilo | ||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| present | — | vymeň sa | — | vymeňme sa | vymeňte sa | — | |
| non-finite forms | participles | transgressive | verbal noun | ||||
| present active | past active | passive | l-participle | ||||
| — | vymenivší sa | — | vymenil sa, vymenila sa, vymenilo sa, vymenili sa | vymeniac sa | vymenenie sa | ||
Derived terms
Further reading
- “vymeniť”, 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