Nadobúda

Nadobúda is a Slovak verb in the present tense, meaning to acquire, obtain, or come into possession of something. It denotes the act of gaining a property, right, knowledge, or status and often implies a change of state. The form is imperfective, used for ongoing or repeated acquisition, and its perfective counterpart is nadobudnúť, which is used when the acquisition is completed.

In usage, nadobúda appears in formal, administrative, and business contexts as well as in general prose. It can describe acquiring tangible assets, rights, skills, or information. Examples include: Firma nadobúda nové kapitálové zdroje (The company is acquiring new capital resources); Študent nadobúda skúsenosti počas stáže (The student gains experience during the internship).

Conjugation notes: in the present tense the forms are ja nadobúdam, ty nadobúdaš, on/ona nadobúda, my nadobúdame, vy nadobúdate, oni nadobúdajú. The verb group is regular for its aspect; the perfective counterpart nadobudnúť is used for completed acquisitions, and its past and future forms follow the standard patterns of Slovak perfective verbs.

Related terms and usage: nadobúda can be paired with objects such as kapitál, skúsenosti, kompetencie, práva, alebo reputáciu. It is often used in contexts describing growth, development, or procedural attainment, distinguishing ongoing processes from completed acquisitions through its imperfective versus perfective pair.