послужити
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
послу́жити pf (Latin spelling poslúžiti)
- (transitive) to serve, be of use (guests, purpose etc.)
- (reflexive) to make use of, use, utilise
- (reflexive) to help oneself
Conjugation
Conjugation of послужити
| Infinitive: послужити | Present verbal adverb: — | Past verbal adverb: послу́жӣвши | Verbal noun: — | ||||
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| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Verbal forms | ја | ти | он / она / оно | ми | ви | они / оне / она | |
| Present | послужим | послужиш | послужи | послужимо | послужите | послуже | |
| Future | Future I | послужит ћу1 послужићу |
послужит ћеш1 послужићеш |
послужит ће1 послужиће |
послужит ћемо1 послужићемо |
послужит ћете1 послужићете |
послужит ће1 послужиће |
| Future II | бу̏де̄м послужио2 | бу̏де̄ш послужио2 | бу̏де̄ послужио2 | бу̏де̄мо послужили2 | бу̏де̄те послужили2 | бу̏дӯ послужили2 | |
| Past | Perfect | послужио сам2 | послужио си2 | послужио је2 | послужили смо2 | послужили сте2 | послужили су2 |
| Pluperfect3 | би̏о сам послужио2 | би̏о си послужио2 | би̏о је послужио2 | би́ли смо послужили2 | би́ли сте послужили2 | би́ли су послужили2 | |
| Aorist | послужих | послужи | послужи | послужисмо | послужисте | послужише | |
| Conditional I | послужио бих2 | послужио би2 | послужио би2 | послужили бисмо2 | послужили бисте2 | послужили би2 | |
| Conditional II4 | би̏о бих послужио2 | би̏о би послужио2 | би̏о би послужио2 | би́ли бисмо послужили2 | би́ли бисте послужили2 | би́ли би послужили2 | |
| Imperative | — | послужи | — | послужимо | послужите | — | |
| Active past participle | послужио m / послужила f / послужило n | послужили m / послужиле f / послужила n | |||||
| Passive past participle | послужен m / послужена f / послужено n | послужени m / послужене f / послужена 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.
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Related terms
- послужи́вати impf
Ukrainian
Etymology
From по- (po-) + служи́ти (služýty). Compare Russian послужи́ть (poslužítʹ), Belarusian паслужы́ць (paslužýcʹ), Polish posłużyć.
Pronunciation
Verb
послужи́ти • (poslužýty) pf (imperfective служи́ти)
- (intransitive with dative case) to serve (for some time)
Conjugation
Conjugation of послужи́ти, послужи́ть (class 4c, perfective, intransitive)
| perfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | послужи́ти, послужи́ть poslužýty, poslužýtʹ | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | — |
| passive | — | — |
| adverbial | — | послужи́вши poslužývšy |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular я |
— | послужу́ poslužú |
| 2nd singular ти |
— | послу́жиш poslúžyš |
| 3rd singular він / вона / воно |
— | послу́жить poslúžytʹ |
| 1st plural ми |
— | послу́жим, послу́жимо poslúžym, poslúžymo |
| 2nd plural ви |
— | послу́жите poslúžyte |
| 3rd plural вони |
— | послу́жать poslúžatʹ |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| first-person | — | послужі́м, послужі́мо poslužím, poslužímo |
| second-person | послужи́ poslužý |
послужі́ть poslužítʹ |
| past tense | singular | plural ми / ви / вони |
| masculine я / ти / він |
послужи́в poslužýv |
послужи́ли poslužýly |
| feminine я / ти / вона |
послужи́ла poslužýla | |
| neuter воно |
послужи́ло poslužýlo | |
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “послужити”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “послужити”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “послужити”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “послужити”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “послужити”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “послужити”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)