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volať

  • to call
  • to name

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How to use it

Volať someone is calling them. Volať sa says what you are called — your name.

In a sentence

volať + person — call someone

  • Volám Toma.

    I'm calling Tom.

volať sa — be named

  • Volám sa Tom.

    My name is Tom.

Other

  • Prestaň ma volať „Tom“.

    Stop calling me Tom.

    Tatoeba #8976147

  • Blahoslavení, ktorí tvoria pokoj, lebo synmi Božími oni budú sa volať.

    Blessed are the peacemakers: for they will be called children of God.

    Tatoeba #9750447

Examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Source

Slovak National Corpus (SNK) ↗

English gloss from the frequency publish path. Includes Tatoeba example sentences when present.

Full attribution on References.