чувати

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čuvati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃǔːʋati/
  • Hyphenation: чу‧ва‧ти

Verb

чу́вати impf (Latin spelling čúvati)

  1. (transitive) to guard, protect
  2. (transitive) to watch over
  3. (transitive) to save, preserve, conserve
  4. (reflexive) to be careful
  5. (reflexive) to keep away from
    чувај се ружних женаBeware of ugly women!

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Further reading

  • чувати”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian чува́ти (čuváti), from Proto-Slavic *čuvati.

Pronunciation

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Verb

чува́ти (čuvátyimpf

  1. (frequentative) to hear
  2. (uncommon) to hear
    Synonym: чу́ти (čúty) (standard, common)

Usage notes

  • Чувати is mostly used in the infinitive form or in the past tense in sense 1.

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