čuchať

See also: cuchat and čuchat

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čuxati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃuxac]

Verb

čuchať impf (perfective čuchnúť)

1. to smell, sniff

   Synonyms: voňať, ňuchať

Conjugation

Conjugation of čuchať (imperfective; class I, pattern chytať)

infinitive			čuchať
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		čuchám	čucháš	čuchá	čucháme	čucháte	čuchajú
past	masculine	čuchal som	čuchal si	čuchal	čuchali sme	čuchali ste	čuchali
	feminine	čuchala som	čuchala si	čuchala
	neuter	čuchalo som	čuchalo si	čuchalo
past perfect	masculine	bol som čuchal	bol si čuchal	bol čuchal	boli sme čuchali	boli ste čuchali	boli čuchali
	feminine	bola som čuchala	bola si čuchala	bola čuchala
	neuter	bolo som čuchalo	bolo si čuchalo	bolo čuchalo
future		budem čuchať	budeš čuchať	bude čuchať	budeme čuchať	budete čuchať	budú čuchať
conditional		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	čuchal by som	čuchal by si	čuchal by	čuchali by sme	čuchali by ste	čuchali by
	feminine	čuchala by som	čuchala by si	čuchala by
	neuter	čuchalo by som	čuchalo by si	čuchalo by
past	masculine	bol by som čuchal	bol by si čuchal	bol by čuchal	boli by sme čuchali	boli by ste čuchali	boli by čuchali
	feminine	bola by som čuchala	bola by si čuchala	bola by čuchala
	neuter	bolo by som čuchalo	bolo by si čuchalo	bolo by čuchalo
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	čuchaj	—	čuchajme	čuchajte	—
non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle
		čuchajúci	—	čuchaný	čuchal, čuchala, čuchalo, čuchali	čuchajúc	čuchanie

Further reading

• “čuchať”, 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, 2003–2024