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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyvati.
Pronunciation
Verb
кива́ти • (kyváty) impf (perfective кивну́ти) (intransitive)
- to nod
- to gesture, to motion
Conjugation
Conjugation of кива́ти, кива́ть (class 1a, imperfective, intransitive)
For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
imperfective aspect
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infinitive
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кива́ти, кива́ть kyváty, kyvátʹ
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participles
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present tense
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past tense
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active
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—
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—
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passive
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—
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—
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adverbial
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кива́ючи kyvájučy
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кива́вши kyvávšy
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present tense
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future tense
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1st singular я
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кива́ю kyváju
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бу́ду кива́ти, бу́ду кива́ть, кива́тиму búdu kyváty, búdu kyvátʹ, kyvátymu
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2nd singular ти
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кива́єш kyváješ
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бу́деш кива́ти, бу́деш кива́ть, кива́тимеш búdeš kyváty, búdeš kyvátʹ, kyvátymeš
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3rd singular він / вона / воно
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кива́є kyváje
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бу́де кива́ти, бу́де кива́ть, кива́тиме búde kyváty, búde kyvátʹ, kyvátyme
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1st plural ми
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кива́єм, кива́ємо kyvájem, kyvájemo
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бу́демо кива́ти, бу́демо кива́ть, кива́тимемо, кива́тимем búdemo kyváty, búdemo kyvátʹ, kyvátymemo, kyvátymem
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2nd plural ви
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кива́єте kyvájete
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бу́дете кива́ти, бу́дете кива́ть, кива́тимете búdete kyváty, búdete kyvátʹ, kyvátymete
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3rd plural вони
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кива́ють kyvájutʹ
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бу́дуть кива́ти, бу́дуть кива́ть, кива́тимуть búdutʹ kyváty, búdutʹ kyvátʹ, kyvátymutʹ
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imperative
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singular
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plural
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first-person
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—
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кива́ймо kyvájmo
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second-person
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кива́й kyváj
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кива́йте kyvájte
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past tense
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singular
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plural ми / ви / вони
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masculine я / ти / він
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кива́в kyváv
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кива́ли kyvály
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feminine я / ти / вона
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кива́ла kyvála
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neuter воно
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кива́ло kyválo
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Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “кивати”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2016), “кивати”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 7 (кварта́л – кя́хтинський), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “кивати”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “кивати”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “кивати”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “кивати”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “кивати”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)