-увати

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Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ovati. Compare Macedonian -ува (-uva).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-́увати or -ува́ти • (-́uvaty or -uváty)

  1. Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives, as well as loanwords.
    ‎German inszenieren + ‎-увати (-uvaty) → ‎інсценува́ти (inscenuváty)
    ‎потре́ба (potréba) + ‎-увати (-uvaty) → ‎потребува́ти (potrebuváty)
    ‎про́ба (próba) + ‎-увати (-uvaty) → ‎про́бувати (próbuvaty)
    ‎English standardize + ‎-увати (-uvaty) → ‎стандартизува́ти (standartyzuváty)
    ‎телефо́н (telefón) + ‎-увати (-uvaty) → ‎телефонува́ти (telefonuváty)
  2. Forms imperfective verbs from perfective verbs.
    ‎заверши́ти pf (zaveršýty) + ‎-увати (-uvaty) → ‎заве́ршувати impf (zavéršuvaty)
    ‎зму́сити pf (zmúsyty) + ‎-увати (-uvaty) → ‎зму́шувати impf (zmúšuvaty)
    ‎купи́ти pf (kupýty) + ‎-увати (-uvaty) → ‎купува́ти impf (kupuváty)
    ‎показа́ти pf (pokazáty) + ‎-увати (-uvaty) → ‎пока́зувати impf (pokázuvaty)
    ‎спрямува́ти pf (sprjamuváty) + ‎-увати (-uvaty) → ‎спрямо́вувати impf (sprjamóvuvaty)

Derived terms

Ukrainian terms suffixed with -увати
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