zmeniť

See also: změnit

Slovak

Etymology

From z- +‎ meniť.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zmeɲic/, [ˈzmeɲic]
  • Rhymes: -eɲic
  • Hyphenation: zme‧niť

Verb

zmeniť pf (imperfective meniť)

  1. (transitive) to change, to alter, to modify (to give someone or something a different appearance or character; to make different)
    Synonyms: premeniť, preinačiť, upraviť, prerobiť, prepracovať, pretvoriť
    Antonyms: zachovať, ponechať
    Choroba ju veľmi zmenila.The illness has changed her a lot.
  2. (transitive) to change, to exchange, to replace (to replace one thing with another or to exchange money)
    Synonyms: vymeniť, nahradiť, rozmeniť
    Antonyms: ponechať, nechať
    Musím si zmeniť povolanie.I need to change my profession.
  3. (reflexive with sa) to change, to transform, to turn into (to acquire a different appearance or character; to become different) [with na (+ accusative) or v (+ accusative)]
    Synonyms: premeniť, preinačiť
    Antonyms: zostať, zotrvať
    Úhor sa zmenil na úrodnú pôdu.The fallow land turned into fertile soil.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • zmeniť”, 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