spæna

Spína is a Slovak verb form. It is the third-person singular present tense of the verb spínať, which means to switch on, turn on, or to connect an electrical circuit. Spínať is an imperfective, transitive verb that describes an action occurring in the present or as a general statement about turning on a device or system.

The present tense forms of spínať are: spínam (I switch on), spínaš (you switch on), spína (he/she/it switches on), spíname (we switch on), spínate (you all switch on), spínajú (they switch on). The infinitive is spínať, and the past tense is formed with appropriate past-tense markers and the past participle (for example, spínal som = I switched on, spínala si = you switched on). In usage, spína is common in everyday speech and technical contexts when describing the operation of devices, lights, or machines.

An example sentence is: On spína svetlá. (He turns on the lights.) The form spína does not function as a noun in standard Slovak; it is strictly a verb form. Accents in the spelling (such as í in spína) indicate vowel length and are an important part of correct orthography in Slovak. This form is one of several conjugations that allow speakers to express a complete range of actions related to turning on electrical or electronic equipment.