Translation of Slovak word "potrebovať" to English
potrebovať
/potrebovat͡s/
How to use
Imperfective transitive verb conjugated as 'potrebujem, potrebuješ, potrebuje, potrebujeme, potrebujete, potrebujú; past potreboval' (no distinct morphological perfective, expressed via 'získať potrebu' or contextual periphrases). Directly governs the accusative case of the needed item ('potrebujem čas' - I need time) or an infinitive verb ('potrebujem spať' - I need to sleep).
🇬🇧 English
need
Example sentence
Potrebujem pomoc.
I need help
Potrebuješ vodu.
You need water
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Common phrases
- potrebovať pomoc— to need help
- potrebovať čas— to need time
- Čo potrebuješ?— What do you need?
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What does the Slovak word "potrebovať" mean?▼
The Slovak word "potrebovať" means "need" in English.
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Yes, here is a practical example: "Potrebujem pomoc." (which translates as "I need help").
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