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smiať

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Slovak

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *smьjàti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [smi̯ac]
  • Rhymes: -ac
  • Hyphenation: smiať

Verb

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smiať impf

  1. (reflexive with sa) to laugh (to express joy with laughs) [with dative ‘at’]
    Omylom som vyliala džús na podlahu a kamarátky sa mi začali smiať.
    I accidentally spilled my juice on the floor and my friends started laughing at me.
  2. (reflexive with sa) to make fun of, to mock [with z (+ genitive)]
    Synonyms: posmievať sa, vysmievať sa
    Nemôžem dovoliť, aby sa moji rodičia dozvedeli, že sa mi spolužiaci smejú.
    I can't let my parents find out that my classmates are making fun of me.
  3. (reflexive with sa) to smile (to show affection, favor to someone with a smile) [with na (+ accusative) ‘to’]
    Synonym: usmievať sa
    Prečo sa na mňa smeješ?
    Why are you smiling at me?

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • smiať”, 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