prispieva

Prispieva is the third-person singular present tense form of the Slovak imperfective verb prispievať, meaning to contribute or to add to something. In standard usage, prispieva denotes that a person, factor, or process contributes to a result in an ongoing or habitual way. The corresponding perfective form is prispeje, used for a single, completed act of contributing.

Usage and examples

Prispieva is common in academic, policy, and journalistic writing, as well as in everyday prose, to indicate a causal role. It is often used with the preposition k to express contribution toward a goal or outcome, for example: Investícia prispieva k rastu hospodárstva (Investment contributes to economic growth). Another example: Vzdelávací program prispieva k zlepšeniu výsledkov žiakov (The educational program contributes to improved student results). The verb can describe multiple contributing factors, as in Štúdia ukazuje, že faktory prispievajú k nižšej miere chýb (The study shows that factors contribute to a lower error rate).

Related forms and notes

The infinitive form is prispievať, used for general statements about contributing. The noun príspevok (contribution) shares the same root and is common in contexts describing contributions or posts, including online posts. The Slovak cognate in Czech is Přispívá, reflecting a shared Slavic origin. Prispieva is typically contrasted with prispeje, the perfective counterpart describing a one-time or completed contribution.

See also

Slovak grammar on imperfective verbs, prispievať and prispeť; nouns related to contribution such as príspevok.