підказати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From під- (pid-) +‎ каза́ти (kazáty). Compare Russian подсказа́ть (podskazátʹ), Belarusian падказа́ць (padkazácʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲidkɐˈzate]
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Verb

підказа́ти • (pidkazátypf (imperfective підка́зувати)

  1. (theater) to prompt (show or tell an actor/person the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing)
  2. (figurative) to prompt (lead (someone) toward what they should say or do)
  3. (figurative) to discreetly inform (give (someone) privileged information)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • підка́зувач m (pidkázuvač), підка́зувачка f (pidkázuvačka)

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