-вати

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Ukrainian

Suffix

-ва́ти (-váty)

  1. Suffix added to some perfective verbs to produce imperfective equivalents.
    відкри́ти (vidkrýty) + ‎-вати (-vaty) → ‎відкрива́ти (vidkryváty)
    уби́ти (ubýty) + ‎-вати (-vaty) → ‎убива́ти (ubyváty)
    ста́ти (státy) + ‎-вати (-vaty) → ‎става́ти (staváty)
    відда́ти (viddáty) + ‎-вати (-vaty) → ‎віддава́ти (viddaváty)
  2. Suffix added to some imperfective verbs to add a frequentative meaning.
    бу́ти (búty) + ‎-вати (-vaty) → ‎бува́ти (buváty)
    чу́ти (čúty) + ‎-вати (-vaty) → ‎чува́ти (čuváty)

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