потребовац

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak potrebovať, from Proto-Slavic *poterbovati. By surface analysis, по- (po-) +‎ требовац (trebovac) or потреба (potreba) +‎ -овац (-ovac). Cognates include Belarusian патрабава́ць (patrabavácʹ), Czech potřebovat, Polish potrzebować, Russian потре́бовать (potrébovatʹ), Serbo-Croatian потребовати / potrebovati, Slovak potrebovať and Ukrainian потребува́ти (potrebuváty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɔtrɛˈbɔvat͡s]
  • Rhymes: -ɔvat͡s
  • Hyphenation: по‧тре‧бо‧вац

Verb

потребовац (potrebovacimpf or pf

  1. (intransitive) to need, to want [with accusative or infinitive]
    даєдни рошлїни потребую вельо водиdajedni rošljini potrebuju velʹo vodisome plants need a lot of water
  2. (intransitive) to require [with accusative]
    тема драми потребовала лєпши розробокtema drami potrebovala ljepši rozrobokthe theme of the play required better elaboration

Usage notes

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
  • потребуюци (potrebujuci)
adjectives
  • потребни (potrebni)
nouns
verbs
  • требац impf (trebac)
  • требовац impf (trebovac)

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