/meɲic/, [ˈmeɲic]
PôvodInherited from Proto-Slavic *měniti. First attested in the 15th century.
- imperfective, transitiveto change, to alter, to transform (to give someone or something a different appearance, shape, or character; to make different)
“Mráz mení vodu na ľad.” — Frost transforms water into ice.
- imperfective, transitiveto change, to replace, to switch (to substitute one thing or person for another, usually of the same kind)
“Žena často mení náladu.” — The woman changes her mood often.
- imperfective, transitiveto exchange, to swap, to replace (to replace something targetedly as part of a task, norm, or habit)
“Je čas meniť zimné pneumatiky na letné.” — It is time to change winter tires for summer ones.
- imperfective, intransitiveto trade places, to swap (to give up one's position in life or work in exchange for another's)
“Hneď by som s vami menil.” — I would trade places with you in a heartbeat.
- imperfective, transitiveto exchange, to convert (to buy or sell foreign currency at a bank or exchange office)
“Meníme hotovosť v dolároch na eurá.” — We are exchanging cash from dollars to euros.
- imperfective, transitiveto change, to break (to convert money of one nominal value into higher or lower denominations)
“Ľudia chodili meniť peniaze, aby mali mince do automatu.” — People went to change money to have coins for the vending machine.
- imperfective, reflexiveto change, to turn into, to become (to acquire a different appearance or character; to pass from one state to another)
“Situácia sa mení každý deň.” — The situation changes every day.
- imperfective, reflexiveto change, to rotate, to take turns (to take someone's place or switch roles with someone)
“O druhej sa menia sestry na oddelení.” — The nurses on the ward rotate (shifts) at two o'clock.
Tvaryzmeniť(perfective) · vymeniť(perfective) · zameniť(perfective) · meniť(infinitive) · menila som(indicative, singular) · menila si(indicative, singular) · menila(indicative, singular) · menilo som(indicative, infinitive, neuter) · menilo si(indicative, neuter, singular) · menilo(indicative, neuter, singular) · bol som menil(indicative, masculine, past, perfect, singular) · bol si menil(indicative, masculine, past, perfect, singular) · bol menil(indicative, masculine, past, perfect, singular) · boli sme menili(indicative, masculine, past, perfect, plural) · boli ste menili(indicative, masculine, past, perfect, plural) · boli menili(indicative, masculine, past, perfect, plural) · bola som menila(indicative, infinitive, masculine, past, perfect) · bola si menila(indicative, past, perfect, singular) · bola menila(indicative, past, perfect, singular) · boli sme menili(indicative, past, perfect, plural)