niesť

See also: niest

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nesti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *neśtei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɲi̯esc]

Verb

niesť impf (perfective doniesť)

1. to carry

Usage notes

• Niesť is in the class of Slovak concrete verbs. Its counterpart, nosiť is an abstract verb.

Conjugation

Conjugation of niesť (imperfective; class III, pattern niesť)

infinitive			niesť
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		nesiem	nesieš	nesie	nesieme	nesiete	nesú
past	masculine	niesol som	niesol si	niesol	niesli sme	niesli ste	niesli
	feminine	niesla som	niesla si	niesla
	neuter	nieslo som	nieslo si	nieslo
past perfect	masculine	bol som niesol	bol si niesol	bol niesol	boli sme niesli	boli ste niesli	boli niesli
	feminine	bola som niesla	bola si niesla	bola niesla
	neuter	bolo som nieslo	bolo si nieslo	bolo nieslo
future		budem niesť	budeš niesť	bude niesť	budeme niesť	budete niesť	budú niesť
conditional		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	niesol by som	niesol by si	niesol by	niesli by sme	niesli by ste	niesli by
	feminine	niesla by som	niesla by si	niesla by
	neuter	nieslo by som	nieslo by si	nieslo by
past	masculine	bol by som niesol	bol by si niesol	bol by niesol	boli by sme niesli	boli by ste niesli	boli by niesli
	feminine	bola by som niesla	bola by si niesla	bola by niesla
	neuter	bolo by som nieslo	bolo by si nieslo	bolo by nieslo
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	nes	—	nesme	neste	—
non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle
		nesúci	—	nesený	niesol, niesla, nieslo, niesli	nesúc	nesenie

Derived terms

imperfective

• vynášať

perfective

• priniesť
• uniesť
• vyniesť

Further reading

• “niesť”, 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