значити

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *značiti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /znǎːt͡ʃiti/
  • Hyphenation: зна‧чи‧ти

Verb

зна́чити impf (Latin spelling znáčiti)

  1. (intransitive) to mean

Conjugation

Conjugation of значити
infinitive значити
present verbal adverb зна́че̄ћи
past verbal adverb
verbal noun зна́че̄ње
singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present значим значиш значи значимо значите значе
future future I значит ћу1
значићу
значит ћеш1
значићеш
значит ће1
значиће
значит ћемо1
значићемо
значит ћете1
значићете
значит ћē1
значиће
future II бу̏де̄м значио2 бу̏де̄ш значио2 бу̏де̄ значио2 бу̏де̄мо значили2 бу̏де̄те значили2 бу̏дӯ значили2
past perfect значио сам2 значио си2 значио је2 значили смо2 значили сте2 значили су2
pluperfect3 би̏о сам значио2 би̏о си значио2 би̏о је значио2 би́ли смо значили2 би́ли сте значили2 би́ли су значили2
imperfect значах значаше значаше значасмо значасте значаху
conditional conditional I значио бих2 значио би2 значио би2 значили бисмо2 значили бисте2 значили би2
conditional II4 би̏о бих значио2 би̏о би значио2 би̏о би значио2 би́ли бисмо значили2 би́ли бисте значили2 би́ли би значили2
imperative значи значимо значите
active past participle значио m / значила f / значило n значили m / значиле f / значила 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.
  *Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.

Further reading

  • значити”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *značiti. Equivalent to знак (znak) +‎ -ити (-yty). Cognate with Russian зна́чить (znáčitʹ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

зна́чити (znáčytyimpf

  1. to mean, to signify
  2. to mean, to be of importance, to matter

Conjugation

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