начхати
Ukrainian
Etymology
From на- (na-) + чха́ти (čxáty). Compare Russian начха́ть (načxátʹ), Belarusian начха́ць (načxácʹ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɐt͡ʃˈxate]
Verb
начха́ти • (načxáty) pf (intransitive)
- to sneeze [with на (na, + accusative) ‘on/onto’ or в (v, + accusative) ‘into’]
- (figuratively, colloquial, usually in the infinitive) not to give a damn, not to give a fig, not to give a tinker's cuss [with на (na, + accusative) ‘about’ and dative (indicating indifferent person)]
- Synonyms: наплюва́ти pf (napljuváty), (vulgar) насра́ти pf (nasráty)
- Imperfective: чха́ти (čxáty)
- Мені́ на це начха́ти. ― Mení na ce načxáty. ― I don't give a damn about it.
Conjugation
Conjugation of начха́ти, начха́ть (class 1a, perfective, intransitive)
| perfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | начха́ти, начха́ть načxáty, načxátʹ | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | — |
| passive | — | — |
| adverbial | — | начха́вши načxávšy |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular я |
— | начха́ю načxáju |
| 2nd singular ти |
— | начха́єш načxáješ |
| 3rd singular він / вона / воно |
— | начха́є načxáje |
| 1st plural ми |
— | начха́єм, начха́ємо načxájem, načxájemo |
| 2nd plural ви |
— | начха́єте načxájete |
| 3rd plural вони |
— | начха́ють načxájutʹ |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| first-person | — | начха́ймо načxájmo |
| second-person | начха́й načxáj |
начха́йте načxájte |
| past tense | singular | plural ми / ви / вони |
| masculine я / ти / він |
начха́в načxáv |
начха́ли načxály |
| feminine я / ти / вона |
начха́ла načxála | |
| neuter воно |
начха́ло načxálo | |
References
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2019), “начхати”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 10 (на́ступ – о́бміль), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN, page 87
- “начхати”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1974), “начхати”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 5 (Н – О), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 238
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “начхати”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “начхати”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “начхати”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “начхати”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)