кивнути

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From кива́ти (kyváty) +‎ -ну́ти (-núty). Compare Russian кивну́ть (kivnútʹ), Belarusian кіўну́ць (kiŭnúcʹ), Polish kiwnąć.

Pronunciation

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Verb

кивну́ти • (kyvnúty) pf (imperfective кива́ти) (intransitive)

  1. to nod
  2. to gesture, to motion

Conjugation

Conjugation of кивну́ти, кивну́ть (class 3b, perfective, intransitive)
For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
perfective aspect
infinitive кивну́ти, кивну́ть
kyvnúty, kyvnútʹ
participles present tense past tense
active — —
passive — —
adverbial — кивну́вши
kyvnúvšy
present tense future tense
1st singular
я 		— кивну́
kyvnú
2nd singular
ти 		— кивне́ш
kyvnéš
3rd singular
він / вона / воно 		— кивне́
kyvné
1st plural
ми 		— кивне́м, кивнемо́
kyvném, kyvnemó
2nd plural
ви 		— кивнете́
kyvneté
3rd plural
вони 		— кивну́ть
kyvnútʹ
imperative singular plural
first-person — кивні́м, кивні́мо
kyvním, kyvnímo
second-person кивни́
kyvný 		кивні́ть
kyvnítʹ
past tense singular plural
ми / ви / вони
masculine
я / ти / він 		кивну́в
kyvnúv 		кивну́ли
kyvnúly
feminine
я / ти / вона 		кивну́ла
kyvnúla
neuter
воно 		кивну́ло
kyvnúlo

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