згинати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From зігну́ти (zihnúty) +‎ -а́ти (-áty). Compare Belarusian згіна́ць (zhinácʹ), Polish zginać.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

згина́ти • (zhynátyimpf (perfective зігну́ти or зогну́ти (rare)) (transitive)

  1. to bend, to crook, to flex (to cause to change its shape into a curve)
  2. (figuratively) to bend (to force to submit)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • згина́льний (zhynálʹnyj)
  • згина́ння n (zhynánnja)
  • згина́тися impf (zhynátysja)
  • згина́ч m (zhynáč)

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