Verb conjugator

Slovak verb conjugation tables

Type any Slovak verb, or pick one of 16 common ones, and see it fully conjugated in the present, past and future, for every person. The built-in verbs are the ones you meet first and use most, regular and irregular.

Quick answer

Slovak verb conjugation is how a verb changes its ending, and sometimes its stem, to match the subject and the tense. This free tool lays out full tables for 16 of the most common Slovak verbs across 3 core tenses. Pick a verb like byť (to be) or byť (to be), or type any Slovak verb of your own to conjugate it on the spot.

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Showing byť (to be) · irregular

byť

to be irregular
Prítomný čas (Present)
ja som
ty si
on/ona/ono je
my sme
vy ste
oni/ony sú
Minulý čas (Past)
ja som bol
ty si bol
on bol
ona bola
ono bolo
my sme boli
vy ste boli
oni/ony boli
Budúci čas (Future)
ja budem
ty budeš
on/ona/ono bude
my budeme
vy budete
oni/ony budú

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How Slovak conjugation works

To conjugate a verb is to change its form to show who is doing the action (the subject) and when (the tense). In each table above, the subject runs down the left and the matching form sits beside it, across 3 core tenses: Prítomný čas (Present), Minulý čas (Past), Budúci čas (Future).

Verbs split into regular and irregular. Regular verbs follow a fixed pattern you can apply to thousands of others once you learn it; the badge on each verb names its type (irregular for byť, for example). Irregular verbs like byť (to be) change in ways you memorize one by one, which is exactly why the most common verbs are so often the most irregular.

You do not learn these by staring at the grid. You learn them by meeting them, over and over, in real sentences until the pattern feels obvious. That is what reading does, and it is what reading in Lingo7 is built for: open a real book in Slovak, tap any verb form to see its meaning, and the conjugations start to stick on their own.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you conjugate Slovak verbs?

To conjugate a Slovak verb, you change its form to match the subject and the tense. Take byť (to be): in the ja form it is som now, som bol in the past, and budem in the future. Regular verbs follow a fixed pattern by ending; irregular ones you learn one at a time. This tool shows the full table for each.

What are the most common Slovak verbs?

The most common Slovak verbs include byť (to be), mať (to have), ísť (to go (on foot)), chcieť (to want), môcť (to be able to, can), musieť (must, to have to), vedieť (to know), jesť (to eat). These high-frequency verbs are also the most irregular in most languages, which is why they are worth drilling first. This tool has full present, past and future tables for all 16.

Is Slovak verb conjugation hard?

Slovak conjugation takes practice but follows clear rules. Regular verbs are predictable once you learn the endings; the real work is the handful of very common irregular verbs and knowing which tense to use. Slovak is FSI Category III, about 1100 hours to professional proficiency. The fastest way to make the forms automatic is to meet them again and again in real sentences, which is what reading does.

How many tenses does Slovak have?

These three, Prítomný čas (Present), Minulý čas (Past), Budúci čas (Future), are the core of everyday Slovak and the right place to start. Real Slovak also uses other moods and aspects (and, in most languages, extra compound tenses), but they build on the same stems and personal endings you see in these tables.