годитися

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *godìti sę. By surface analysis, годи́ти (hodýty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian годи́ться (godítʹsja), Polish godzić się.

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Verb

годи́тися (hodýtysjaimpf

  1. to be of use
    Perfective: згоди́тися (zhodýtysja)
  2. to be appropriate, to be fitting, to be good
    Synonyms: ли́чити impf (lýčyty), підхо́дити impf (pidxódyty)
    ніку́ди не годи́тисяnikúdy ne hodýtysjato be no good for anything
    ні на що не годи́тисяni na ščo ne hodýtysjato be no good for anything
    як годи́ться (adverbial)jak hodýtʹsjaas it should be, as is fitting
    в підме́тки / на ла́тку не годи́тися (+dative)
    v pidmétky / na látku ne hodýtysja
    to be unable to hold a candle (to), to be not a patch (on)
    Він тобі́ в ба́тька годи́ться! (reproach)
    Vin tobí v bátʹka hodýtʹsja!
    He's old enough to be your father!
  3. (impersonal with infinitive) to be customary, to be the done thing

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годи́тися (hodýtysjaimpf (dialectal)

  1. to agree (to be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action)
    Synonym: пого́джуватися impf (pohódžuvatysja)
  2. to agree (to give assent)
    Synonyms: зго́джуватися impf (zhódžuvatysja), пого́джуватися impf (pohódžuvatysja)
  3. to agree, to match (to correspond; to tally)
    Synonym: узго́джуватися impf (uzhódžuvatysja)
  4. to reconcile, to come to an understanding
    Synonyms: мири́тися impf (myrýtysja), примиря́тися impf (prymyrjátysja)

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