вбити

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈwbɪte]
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Etymology 1

From в- (v-) +‎ би́ти (býty). Compare Russian вби́ть (vbítʹ), Polish wbić.

Verb

вби́ти • (vbýtypf (imperfective вбива́ти)

  1. (transitive) to beat in, to drive in, to hammer in, to stick in (insert something into a surface or object with force)
Conjugation
Alternative forms
  • уби́ти (ubýty) (after consonants or at the beginning of a clause)
Derived terms
  • вбити клин (vbyty klyn, to drive a wedge, to sow discord)
  • вбити собі в голову (vbyty sobi v holovu, to get something into one's head, to obsess about something)

Etymology 2

From в- (v-) +‎ (у)би́ти ((u)býty).

Verb

вби́ти • (vbýtypf (imperfective вбива́ти)

  1. (transitive) alternative form of уби́ти pf (ubýty, to kill, to murder (etc.))
Usage notes
  • The forms вби́ти (vbýty) (used after vowels) and уби́ти (ubýty) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
Conjugation

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