behať

See also: behat and běhat

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *běgati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ-. Compare Czech běhat, Polish biegać.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbeɦac]

Verb

behať impf

to run

Usage notes

Behať is an abstract verb, while its counterpart, bežať, is a concrete verb.

Conjugation

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

indicative		singular			plural
infinitive			behať
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		behám	beháš	behá	beháme	beháte	behajú

past	masculine	behal som	behal si	behal	behali sme	behali ste	behali
	feminine	behala som	behala si	behala
	neuter	behalo som	behalo si	behalo

past perfect	masculine	bol som behal	bol si behal	bol behal	boli sme behali	boli ste behali	boli behali
	feminine	bola som behala	bola si behala	bola behala
	neuter	bolo som behalo	bolo si behalo	bolo behalo

future		budem behať	budeš behať	bude behať	budeme behať	budete behať	budú behať

conditional		singular			plural
conditional		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	behal by som	behal by si	behal by	behali by sme	behali by ste	behali by
	feminine	behala by som	behala by si	behala by
	neuter	behalo by som	behalo by si	behalo by

past	masculine	bol by som behal	bol by si behal	bol by behal	boli by sme behali	boli by ste behali	boli by behali
	feminine	bola by som behala	bola by si behala	bola by behala
	neuter	bolo by som behalo	bolo by si behalo	bolo by behalo

imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	behaj	—	behajme	behajte	—

non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle	transgressive	verbal noun
		behajúci	—	—	behal, behala, behalo, behali	behajúc	behanie

Further reading

“behať”, 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, 2003–2025