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жадаць

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Belarusian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian жадати (žadati), from Proto-Slavic *žędati. Cognates include Czech žádat, Polish żądać and Ukrainian жада́ти (žadáty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐaˈdat͡sʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

жада́ць • (žadácʹ) impf (perfective пажада́ць)

  1. to crave (to desire strongly)
    Synonym: пра́гнуць (práhnucʹ)
  2. to wish (to bestow a thought or gesture towards someone or something)
    Synonym: зы́чыць (zýčycʹ)

Usage notes

  • It's a much stronger version of хацець and for this reason these words are not perfect synonyms.

Conjugation

More information imperfective aspect, infinitive ...
Conjugation of жада́ць (class 1a, imperfective, transitive)

See also

References

  • Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1989), “жадати”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 9 (дорогоценный – жеребей), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, →ISBN, page 241
  • “жадаць”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • “жадаць” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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