No. 273 in Slovak
povedať
To say or to tell.
In a sentence
Povedať pravdu je dôležité.
Telling the truth is important.
"Povedať" is used in the sense of "to say" or "to tell" in an infinitive form, expressing a general statement.
Chcem ti niečo povedať.
I want to tell you something.
Here, "povedať" functions as an infinitive verb combined with the auxiliary verb "chcem" to express an intention.”
Ako si mohol také niečo povedať?
How could you say something like that?
The verb "povedať" is used in interrogative form to question the act of saying.
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