porovnáva
Porovnáva is a present-tense verb form in Slovak, functioning as the third-person singular of the verb porovnávať, which means to compare. It is used to describe the action of comparing carried out by a subject in a sentence, and it reflects the imperfective aspect, indicating an ongoing or habitual action rather than a completed one.
- Lemma: porovnávať (to compare)
- Form discussed: porovnáva (present, 3rd person singular)
- Transitivity: transitive; requires a direct object to be logically complete (for example, porovnáva ceny, porovnáva ponuky)
- Conjugation notes: common present-tense forms include ja porovnávam, ty porovnávaš, on/ona/ono porovnáva, my porovnávame, vy porovnávate,
The form derives from the verb porovnávať, with the present-tense suffix for 3rd person singular. The root
- porovnávať: to compare (base verb)
- porovnávanie: the act or process of comparing (noun)
- porovnávač/porovnávačka: a comparator or device/agent that performs comparisons (noun)
- porovnání (Czech cognate): the act of comparing
- porovnávání (Slovak noun form)
Porovnáva, as a standard verb form, appears in both spoken and written Slovak in contexts involving