убивати

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊbeˈʋate]
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Etymology 1

From уби́ти (ubýty) +‎ -ва́ти (-váty). Compare Russian убива́ть (ubivátʹ), Polish ubijać, Serbo-Croatian убијати/ubijati.

Verb

убива́ти • (ubyvátyimpf (perfective уби́ти) (transitive)

  1. (literal) to kill, to murder
  2. (figurative) to kill, to destroy, to extinguish (e.g., hope, desire, time)
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Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • убива́ння n (ubyvánnja)
  • убива́тися impf (ubyvátysja)

Etymology 2

From у- (u-) +‎ (в)бива́ти ((v)byváty).

Verb

убива́ти • (ubyvátyimpf (perfective уби́ти)

  1. (transitive) alternative form of вбива́ти impf (vbyváty, to beat in, to drive in, to hammer in, to stick in)
Usage notes
  • The forms убива́ти (ubyváty) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and вбива́ти (vbyváty) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
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