mají

Majú is the third-person plural present tense form of the Slovak verb mať, meaning to have. It expresses possession by multiple subjects and is used with plural nouns or noun phrases, as in "Oni majú dom" (They have a house) or "Majú dve deti" (They have two children).

In Slovak, mať is irregular in the present tense. The full present-tense paradigm is: ja mám, ty máš, on/ona má, my máme, vy máte, oni majú. The form majú corresponds to "they have" and is used with plural subjects; it also appears in compound forms and phrases such as "majú možnosť" (they have the option).

Pronunciation and orthography: majú is written with an acute accent on the ú and is pronounced roughly as "MAH-yoo," with the stress on the first syllable.

Etymology: mať is cognate with Czech mít, Polish mieć, and Russian иметь; all derive from Proto-Slavic roots for "to have." The Slovak form majú reflects regular development within the West Slavic language family.