шукати

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From шу̏к.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃûkati/
  • Hyphenation: шу‧ка‧ти

Verb

шу̏кати impf (Latin spelling šȕkati)

  1. (intransitive) to row really hard (propel a boat)

Conjugation

Conjugation of шукати
infinitive шукати
present verbal adverb шу̏кајӯћи
past verbal adverb
verbal noun шу̏ка̄ње
singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present шукам шукаш шука шукамо шукате шукају
future future I шукат ћу1
шукаћу
шукат ћеш1
шукаћеш
шукат ће1
шукаће
шукат ћемо1
шукаћемо
шукат ћете1
шукаћете
шукат ћē1
шукаће
future II бу̏де̄м шукао2 бу̏де̄ш шукао2 бу̏де̄ шукао2 бу̏де̄мо шукали2 бу̏де̄те шукали2 бу̏дӯ шукали2
past perfect шукао сам2 шукао си2 шукао је2 шукали смо2 шукали сте2 шукали су2
pluperfect3 би̏о сам шукао2 би̏о си шукао2 би̏о је шукао2 би́ли смо шукали2 би́ли сте шукали2 би́ли су шукали2
imperfect шуках шукаше шукаше шукасмо шукасте шукаху
conditional conditional I шукао бих2 шукао би2 шукао би2 шукали бисмо2 шукали бисте2 шукали би2
conditional II4 би̏о бих шукао2 би̏о би шукао2 би̏о би шукао2 би́ли бисмо шукали2 би́ли бисте шукали2 би́ли би шукали2
imperative шукај шукајмо шукајте
active past participle шукао m / шукала f / шукало n шукали m / шукале f / шукала n

1   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic.
2   For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively.
3   Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
4   Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
  *Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.

References

  • шукати”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old Low German sōkian through Polish szukać. Cognates include Frankish suocan, Old Frisian sēka, Old English sæcan, English seek, Old High German suohhan, German suchen, Old Norse sø̄kja, Gothic sōkjan, Old Irish saigim «searching for», Ancient Greek ἡγεμών (hēgemṓn) «ruler, chief» and Belarusian шука́ць (šukácʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃʊˈkate]
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Verb

шука́ти • (šukátyimpf (perfective нашука́ти)

  1. (transitive) to look for, to seek, to search

Conjugation

Derived terms

Prefixed verbs

References