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môcť

  • can
  • to be able to
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Môcť, musieť, and chcieť take the same infinitive — ability, obligation, and want side by side.

Examples

In a sentence

môcť — ability

  • Môžem čítať knihy.

    I can read books.

musieť — obligation (see musieť)

  • Musím čítať knihy.

    I have to read books.

chcieť — want (see chcieť)

  • Chcem čítať knihy.

    I want to read books.

Source

Slovak National Corpus (SNK) ↗

English gloss from the frequency publish path. Hand-reviewed example sentences.

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