robiť

See also: robit

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orbiti. Cognates include Polish robić and Ukrainian робити (robyty).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɔbic]

Verb

robiť impf (perfective urobiť)

1. (transitive) to make (to create from a certain material)

   Synonym: vyrábať

   Robí koláče. ― He's making kolaches.

2. (transitive) to do (to do an activity)

   Synonym: (archaic) činiť

   Čo robíš? ― What are you doing? (an activity) / What do you do? (a job)

3. (intransitive) to work, to be employed

   Robím tri hodiny denne. ― I work three hours a day.

4. (transitive) to make (to make someone have a certain quality) [with accusative ‘someone’ and instrumental ‘what quality, e.g. older’]
5. (transitive) to make, to cause (to cause someone have a certain emotion, state) [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘emotion, state...’]

   Synonyms: spôsobovať, zapríčiňovať

   Robiť niekomu radosť. ― To make someone happy. [lit. to cause someone happiness]

6. (colloquial) to amount to (of a price)

   Synonym: činiť

7. (transitive, reflexive with sa) to happen

   Synonym: diať

8. (transitive, reflexive with sa) to arise

   Synonyms: vznikať, utvárať

9. (intransitive, reflexive with sa) to pretend

   Synonyms: tváriť, predstierať

10. (intransitive, vulgar, reflexive with sa) to masturbate

    Synonym: honiť

Conjugation

Conjugation of robiť (imperfective; class V, pattern robiť)

infinitive			robiť
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		robím	robíš	robí	robíme	robíte	robia
past	masculine	robil som	robil si	robil	robili sme	robili ste	robili
	feminine	robila som	robila si	robila
	neuter	robilo som	robilo si	robilo
past perfect	masculine	bol som robil	bol si robil	bol robil	boli sme robili	boli ste robili	boli robili
	feminine	bola som robila	bola si robila	bola robila
	neuter	bolo som robilo	bolo si robilo	bolo robilo
future		budem robiť	budeš robiť	bude robiť	budeme robiť	budete robiť	budú robiť
conditional		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	robil by som	robil by si	robil by	robili by sme	robili by ste	robili by
	feminine	robila by som	robila by si	robila by
	neuter	robilo by som	robilo by si	robilo by
past	masculine	bol by som robil	bol by si robil	bol by robil	boli by sme robili	boli by ste robili	boli by robili
	feminine	bola by som robila	bola by si robila	bola by robila
	neuter	bolo by som robilo	bolo by si robilo	bolo by robilo
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	rob	—	robme	robte	—
non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle
		robiaci	—	robený	robil, robila, robilo, robili	robiac	robenie

Conjugation of robiť sa (imperfective; class V, pattern robiť)

infinitive			robiť sa
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		robím sa	robíš sa	robí sa	robíme sa	robíte sa	robia sa
past	masculine	robil som sa	robil si sa	robil sa	robili sme sa	robili ste sa	robili sa
	feminine	robila som sa	robila si sa	robila sa
	neuter	robilo som sa	robilo si sa	robilo sa
past perfect	masculine	bol som sa robil	bol si sa robil	bol sa robil	boli sme sa robili	boli ste sa robili	boli sa robili
	feminine	bola som sa robila	bola si sa robila	bola sa robila
	neuter	bolo som sa robilo	bolo si sa robilo	bolo sa robilo
future		budem sa robiť	budeš sa robiť	bude sa robiť	budeme sa robiť	budete sa robiť	budú sa robiť
conditional		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	masculine	robil by som sa	robil by si sa	robil by sa	robili by sme sa	robili by ste sa	robili by sa
	feminine	robila by som sa	robila by si sa	robila by sa
	neuter	robilo by som sa	robilo by si sa	robilo by sa
past	masculine	bol by som sa robil	bol by si sa robil	bol by sa robil	boli by sme sa robili	boli by ste sa robili	boli by sa robili
	feminine	bola by som sa robila	bola by si sa robila	bola by sa robila
	neuter	bolo by som sa robilo	bolo by si sa robilo	bolo by sa robilo
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present		—	rob sa	—	robme sa	robte sa	—
non-finite forms		participles				transgressive	verbal noun
		present active	past active	passive	l-participle
		robiaci sa	—	—	robil, robila, robilo, robili	robiac sa	robenie sa

Related terms

• dorobiť
• narobiť
• obrobiť
• odrobiť
• porobiť
• prerobiť
• prirobiť
• robota
• rozrobiť
• urobiť
• vyrobiť
• zarobiť
• zrobiť

 

Further reading

• “robiť”, 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