минуть

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *minǫti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲɪˈnutʲ]

Verb

мину́ть • (minútʹpf (imperfective минова́ть)

  1. to pass, to elapse ((of time) to pass or move by)
  2. to go by, to go past (without any effect)

Conjugation

Verb

мину́ть • (minútʹpf (imperfective минова́ть)

  1. to turn (of age)
    Ему́ ми́нуло со́рок лет.
    Jemú mínulo sórok let.
    He has turned forty.

Usage notes

мину́ть with the meaning "to pass (of time)" or "to go past" can have past stress either ми́нул (mínul) or мину́л (minúl), whereas with the meaning "to turn (an age)" it can only have the past stress as ми́нул (mínul). In either case the past active participle is only мину́вший (minúvšij).

Conjugation

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [meˈnutʲ]

Verb

мину́ть • (mynútʹ)

  1. inflection of мину́ти pf (mynúty):
    1. third-person plural future indicative
    2. alternative infinitive form