premeniť

== Slovak == === Etymology === From pre- + meniť (“to change”). Cognate with Pannonian Rusyn пременїц (premenjic). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /premeɲic/, [ˈpremeɲic] Rhymes: -eɲic Hyphenation: pre‧me‧niť === Verb === premeniť pf (imperfective premieňať or (rare) premeňovať) (transitive) to transform, to turn into, to convert (to turn someone or something into something else) [with accusative, along with na (+ accusative) or v (+ accusative)] Osvetľovacie rakety premenili noc na deň. ― The flares turned night into day. (transitive) to change, to alter, to transform (to give someone or something a different appearance, look, or character) Synonym: zmeniť More zrazu premenilo svoju farbu z modrej na sivú. ― The sea suddenly changed its color from blue to gray. (transitive, rare) to replace, to exchange, to break (to substitute one thing for another or to change money into smaller denominations) Synonyms: zameniť, rozmeniť Pred cestou si v banke musela premeniť eurá na doláre. ― Before her trip, she had to convert euros into dollars at the bank. (transitive, rare) to relieve, to replace (to take over a position from someone, such as a guard) Synonym: vymeniť Nazdal som sa, že ma varta prichádza premeniť. ― I thought the guard was coming to relieve me. (reflexive with sa) to turn into, to transform into (to become something else; to change one's nature or form) [with accusative, along with na (+ accusative) or v (+ accusative)] V rozprávke sa mačka premenila na krásnu princeznú. ― In the fairy tale, the cat turned into a beautiful princess. (reflexive with sa) to change, to become different (to acquire a different appearance, look, or character) Synonym: zmeniť Časy sa premenili a s nimi aj ľudia. ― Times have changed, and people along with them. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “premeniť”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026