бігти

Ukrainian

Etymology

The infinitive and past tense forms come from Old Ruthenian бѣчи (běči), while the present tense forms come from Old Ruthenian бѣжати (běžati), from Old East Slavic бѣчи, бѣжати (běči, běžati), from Proto-Slavic *běťi and *běžati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲiɦte]
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Verb

бі́гти • (bíhtyimpf (perfective побі́гти)

  1. to run

Usage notes

  • бі́гти (bíhty) and побі́гти (pobíhty) are Ukrainian concrete verbs. Their counterparts, бі́гати (bíhaty) and побі́гати (pobíhaty) are abstract verbs.

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