полягати

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From по- (po-) +‎ ляга́ти (ljaháty).

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Verb

поляга́ти (poljahátyimpf (perfective полягти́) (intransitive, third person only)

  1. to bend flat (plant stalks, blades of grass, etc.)
  2. to fall (plants after having been cut)
  3. to lie

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Verb

поляга́ти (poljahátyimpf

  1. (intransitive, third person only) to consist, to lie (in: у/в + locative)
    Основна́ пробле́ма поляга́є в то́му, що...
    Osnovná probléma poljaháje v tómu, ščo...
    The main problem lies in the fact that...
    У чо́му поляга́є сенс життя́?
    U čómu poljaháje sens žyttjá?
    What is the meaning of life?
    (literally, “In what does the meaning of life consist/lie?”)
    У цьо́му поляга́є пробле́ма.
    U cʹómu poljaháje probléma.
    Therein lies the problem.
    Суть підприє́мництва поляга́є в прийнятті́ ри́зиків.
    Sutʹ pidpryjémnyctva poljaháje v pryjnjattí rýzykiv.
    The essence of entrepreneurship lies in taking risks.

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Verb

поляга́ти (poljahátypf

  1. (intransitive) to lie down (said of all or many people)
    Synonym: (rare in this sense) полягти́ pf (poljahtý)

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