кинутися

Ukrainian

Etymology

From ки́нути (kýnuty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Belarusian кі́нуцца (kínucca), Russian ки́нуться (kínutʹsja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɪnʊtesʲɐ]
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Verb

ки́нутися • (kýnutysjapf (imperfective ки́датися)

  1. to rush, to dash (to move forward rapidly)
  2. to rush [with на (na, + accusative) ‘at’] (to make a swift or sudden attack)
  3. to throw oneself into [with до (do, + genitive) ‘into’ or infinitive ‘doing’] (to engage heartily in; to get fully involved in)
  4. to throw oneself, to cast oneself, to fling oneself (somewhere)
    ки́нутися в безо́днюkýnutysja v bezódnjuto throw oneself into the abyss
    ки́нутися в обі́ймиkýnutysja v obíjmyto throw oneself into (someone's) embrace/arms
    ки́нутися в сльо́зи (idiomatic)kýnutysja v slʹózyto burst into tears
  5. to toss and turn
  6. (of fish) to leap, to splash (out of the water)

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