zameniť

Slovak

Etymology

From za- +‎ meniť (to change).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zameɲic/, [ˈzameɲic]
  • Rhymes: -eɲic
  • Hyphenation: za‧me‧niť

Verb

zameniť pf (imperfective zamieňať)

  1. (transitive) to substitute, to exchange, to swap (to use or take one thing instead of another similar thing, either by mistake or on purpose)
    Synonyms: vymeniť, nahradiť
    Chcel by si so mnou zameniť byt?Would you like to swap apartments with me?
  2. (transitive) to switch, to replace, to trade (to substitute one thing for something completely different or of a different type)
    Synonym: vymeniť
    Modernizácia poľnohospodárstva umožnila roľníkom zameniť starý pluh za traktor.The modernization of agriculture allowed farmers to replace the old plow with a tractor.
  3. (reflexive with si) to mistake for, to confuse with (to mistakenly identify someone or something as another person or thing)
    Synonyms: pomýliť, zmýliť, spliesť
    Starenka si ho v prítmí zamenila so svojím zaťom.The old lady mistook him for her son-in-law in the dim light.
  4. (reflexive with sa, rare) to change, to transform (to become different or acquire a new character)
    Synonyms: premeniť, zmeniť
    Nechcel sa im akosi zameniť ten ich bezstarostný študentský život.Somehow, that carefree student life of theirs didn't want to change.

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Further reading

  • zameniť”, 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