слідувати

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian слѣдовати (slědovati), from Old East Slavic слѣдовати (slědovati), from Proto-Slavic *slědovati. By surface analysis, слід (slid) +‎ -увати (-uvaty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsʲlʲidʊʋɐte]
  • IPA(key): [sʲlʲidʊˈʋate] (dialectal)
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Verb

слі́дувати • (slíduvatyimpf (intransitive)

  1. to follow [with за (za, + instrumental)]
  2. to follow, to come after, to succeed [with за (za, + instrumental)]
  3. to follow, to adhere to, to abide by, to comply with [with dative]
  4. (colloquial, impersonal) to owe [with з (z, + genitive)]
  5. (colloquial, impersonal) indicates advisability, prudence or desirability: had better, better, should, ought [with dative]
  6. (rare) to go, to head, to be headed

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • слі́дування n (slíduvannja)
Derived verbs
  • наслі́дувати impf or pf (naslíduvaty)
  • наслі́дуватися impf or pf (naslíduvatysja)
  • обслі́дувати impf or pf (obslíduvaty)
  • обслі́дуватися impf or pf (obslíduvatysja)
  • переслі́дувати impf (pereslíduvaty)
  • переслі́дуватися impf (pereslíduvatysja)
  • (proscribed) послі́дувати pf (poslíduvaty)
  • (proscribed) прослі́дувати pf (proslíduvaty)
  • розслі́дувати impf or pf (rozslíduvaty)
  • розслі́дуватися impf or pf (rozslíduvatysja)

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