карыстаць

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

By surface analysis, кары́сць (karýscʹ) +‎ -а́ць (-ácʹ). Compare Polish korzystać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [karɨˈstat͡sʲ]
  • Rhymes: -at͡sʲ

Verb

карыста́ць • (karystácʹimpf (perfective вы́карыстаць)

  1. (transitive) to take advantage of, to use
    Synonyms: ужыва́ць (užyvácʹ), выкарысто́ўваць (vykarystóŭvacʹ)
  2. (intransitive, dated) to take advantage, to use [with з (z, + genitive) ‘of’]
    • 1907 [1897], Edward Bellamy, translated by Аляксандр Уласаў, Kazka ab wadzie, translation of The Parable of the Water-Tank, pages 12-13:
      Heta z-za bahačoŭ mučymsia my, bo jany i ichnije dachody praškadžajuć nam karystać z našaje pracy: jana darma prapadaje.
      [original: It is because of the capitalists and of their profits we may by no means come by the fruits of our labour, so that our labour is in vain]
      (literally, “It is because of the rich we are suffering, they and their profits prevent us from taking advantage of our work: it's wasted for nothing.”)

Conjugation

References

  • карыстаць” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org