учути

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • вчу́ти (včúty)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian ꙋчꙋ́ти (učúti, to hear, to feel, to sense), from Old East Slavic ꙋчꙋти, ꙋчюти (učuti, učjuti, to hear, to recognize), from Proto-Slavic *učùti. By surface analysis, у- (u-) +‎ чу́ти (čúty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊˈt͡ʃute]

Verb

учу́ти • (učútyimpf (perfective учува́ти) (transitive)

  1. to hear, to catch
    Synonyms: почу́ти (počúty), розчу́ти (rozčúty), зачу́ти (začúty)
  2. to feel, to sense, to smell, to scent
    Synonyms: відчу́ти (vidčúty), улови́ти (ulovýty), зачу́ти (začúty), уню́хати (unjúxaty)
  3. to suspect, to smell, to detect, to notice (sth. not overtly displayed, sth. kept hidden or secret)
    Synonyms: здогада́тися (zdohadátysja), доба́чити (dobáčyty), помі́тити (pomítyty), уню́хати (unjúxaty)

Usage notes

  • The forms учу́ти (učúty) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and вчу́ти (včúty) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • учу́тий (učútyj)
  • учу́тися pf (učútysja)

References