зачати
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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian зачати (začati, “to begin, to conceive”), from Old East Slavic зачѧти (začęti), from Proto-Slavic *začęti. By surface analysis, за- (za-) + -ча́ти (-čáty)
Pronunciation
Verb
зача́ти • (začáty) pf (imperfective зачина́ти) (transitive)
- to concieve, to beget, to engender
- Synonym: зароди́ти (zarodýty)
- (dated, colloquial or dialectal) to begin, to start, to commence
- Synonyms: (standard) поча́ти (počáty), розпоча́ти (rozpočáty)
Conjugation
Conjugation of зача́ти, зача́ть (class 14b, perfective, transitive)
| perfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | зача́ти, зача́ть začáty, začátʹ | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | — |
| passive | — | зача́тий začátyj impersonal: зача́то začáto |
| adverbial | — | зача́вши začávšy |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular я |
— | зачну́ začnú |
| 2nd singular ти |
— | зачне́ш začnéš |
| 3rd singular він / вона / воно |
— | зачне́ začné |
| 1st plural ми |
— | зачне́м, зачнемо́ začném, začnemó |
| 2nd plural ви |
— | зачнете́ začneté |
| 3rd plural вони |
— | зачну́ть začnútʹ |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| first-person | — | зачні́м, зачні́мо začním, začnímo |
| second-person | зачни́ začný |
зачні́ть začnítʹ |
| past tense | singular | plural ми / ви / вони |
| masculine я / ти / він |
зача́в začáv |
зачали́ začalý |
| feminine я / ти / вона |
зачала́ začalá | |
| neuter воно |
зачало́ začaló | |
Derived terms
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “зачати”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “зачати”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “зачати”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “зачати”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “зачати”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “зачати”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “зачати”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)