задавити
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zadaviti.
Pronunciation
Verb
зада́вити pf (Latin spelling zadáviti)
- (transitive) to strangle, choke
Conjugation
Conjugation of задавити
| Infinitive: задавити | Present verbal adverb: — | Past verbal adverb: зада́вӣвши | Verbal noun: — | ||||
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| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Verbal forms | ја | ти | он / она / оно | ми | ви | они / оне / она | |
| Present | задавим | задавиш | задави | задавимо | задавите | задаве | |
| Future | Future I | задавит ћу1 задавићу |
задавит ћеш1 задавићеш |
задавит ће1 задавиће |
задавит ћемо1 задавићемо |
задавит ћете1 задавићете |
задавит ће1 задавиће |
| Future II | бу̏де̄м задавио2 | бу̏де̄ш задавио2 | бу̏де̄ задавио2 | бу̏де̄мо задавили2 | бу̏де̄те задавили2 | бу̏дӯ задавили2 | |
| Past | Perfect | задавио сам2 | задавио си2 | задавио је2 | задавили смо2 | задавили сте2 | задавили су2 |
| Pluperfect3 | би̏о сам задавио2 | би̏о си задавио2 | би̏о је задавио2 | би́ли смо задавили2 | би́ли сте задавили2 | би́ли су задавили2 | |
| Aorist | задавих | задави | задави | задависмо | задависте | задавише | |
| Conditional I | задавио бих2 | задавио би2 | задавио би2 | задавили бисмо2 | задавили бисте2 | задавили би2 | |
| Conditional II4 | би̏о бих задавио2 | би̏о би задавио2 | би̏о би задавио2 | би́ли бисмо задавили2 | би́ли бисте задавили2 | би́ли би задавили2 | |
| Imperative | — | задави | — | задавимо | задавите | — | |
| Active past participle | задавио m / задавила f / задавило n | задавили m / задавиле f / задавила n | |||||
| Passive past participle | задављен m / задављена f / задављено n | задављени m / задављене f / задављена n | |||||
| 1 Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic. 2 For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively. 3 Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped. 4 Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
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Related terms
- задављи́вати impf
References
- “задавити”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Ukrainian
Etymology
From за- (za-) + дави́ти (davýty). Compare Russian задави́ть (zadavítʹ).
Pronunciation
Verb
задави́ти • (zadavýty) pf (imperfective зада́влювати)
- (chiefly perfective) to crush (to death)
- to strangle (to kill by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply)
- Synonym: задуши́ти pf (zadušýty)
- to crush (to overcome completely; to subdue totally)
- Synonym: придуши́ти pf (prydušýty)
- (figuratively) to stifle, to suppress (:cough, cry, voice, etc.)
Conjugation
Conjugation of задави́ти, задави́ть (class 4c, perfective, transitive)
| perfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | задави́ти, задави́ть zadavýty, zadavýtʹ | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | — |
| passive | — | зада́влений zadávlenyj impersonal: зада́влено zadávleno |
| adverbial | — | задави́вши zadavývšy |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular я |
— | задавлю́ zadavljú |
| 2nd singular ти |
— | зада́виш zadávyš |
| 3rd singular він / вона / воно |
— | зада́вить zadávytʹ |
| 1st plural ми |
— | зада́вим, зада́вимо zadávym, zadávymo |
| 2nd plural ви |
— | зада́вите zadávyte |
| 3rd plural вони |
— | зада́влять zadávljatʹ |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| first-person | — | задаві́м, задаві́мо zadavím, zadavímo |
| second-person | задави́ zadavý |
задаві́ть zadavítʹ |
| past tense | singular | plural ми / ви / вони |
| masculine я / ти / він |
задави́в zadavýv |
задави́ли zadavýly |
| feminine я / ти / вона |
задави́ла zadavýla | |
| neuter воно |
задави́ло zadavýlo | |
Derived terms
- задави́тися pf (zadavýtysja)
- зада́влений (zadávlenyj)
References
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2014), “задавити”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 5 (з – зв'я́нути), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “задавити”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1972), “задавити”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (З), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 102
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “задавити”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “задавити”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “задавити”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “задавити”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)