хацець

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian хотѣ́ти (xotě́ti), from Old East Slavic хотѣти (xotěti), from Proto-Slavic *xotěti. Cognate with Russian хоте́ть (xotétʹ) and Ukrainian хотіти (xotity).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xaˈt͡sʲet͡sʲ]
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  • Rhymes: -et͡sʲ
  • Hyphenation: ха‧цець

Verb

хаце́ць • (xacjécʹimpf (perfective захаце́ць)

  1. (intransitive) to want [with каб (kab) ‘to’]
    Я хачу, каб ты быў шчаслівы
    Ja xaču, kab ty byŭ ščaslivy
    I want you to be happy
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to love
  3. (transitive) to strive, to try to achieve [with каб (kab) ‘to’]
  4. (transitive) to intend to

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