ужити
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From ужи́вати.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǔʒiti/
- Hyphenation: у‧жи‧ти
Verb
у̀жити pf (Latin spelling ùžiti)
- (transitive, reflexive, archaic) to enjoy to one's heart's content, enjoy to the full
References
- “ужити”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- вжи́ти (vžýty) — after vowels
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian ужи́ти (užíti), possibly influenced by or borrowed from Old Polish użyć. By surface analysis, у- (u-) + жи́ти (žýty).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʊˈʒɪte]
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Verb
ужи́ти • (užýty) pf (imperfective ужива́ти)
- to use, to make use of
- Synonyms: ви́користати pf (výkorystaty), застосува́ти pf (zastosuváty)
- to take, to use (:drugs, tobacco, etc.)
- to consume (:food, drink)
- Synonym: спожи́ти pf (spožýty)
Usage notes
- The forms ужи́ти (užýty) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and вжи́ти (vžýty) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ужи́ти, ужи́ть (irregular, perfective, transitive)
| perfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ужи́ти, ужи́ть užýty, užýtʹ | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | — |
| passive | — | ужи́тий užýtyj impersonal: ужи́то užýto |
| adverbial | — | ужи́вши užývšy |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular я |
— | уживу́ užyvú |
| 2nd singular ти |
— | уживе́ш užyvéš |
| 3rd singular він / вона / воно |
— | уживе́ užyvé |
| 1st plural ми |
— | уживе́м, уживемо́ užyvém, užyvemó |
| 2nd plural ви |
— | уживете́ užyveté |
| 3rd plural вони |
— | уживу́ть užyvútʹ |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| first-person | — | уживі́м, уживі́мо užyvím, užyvímo |
| second-person | уживи́ užyvý |
уживі́ть užyvítʹ |
| past tense | singular | plural ми / ви / вони |
| masculine я / ти / він |
ужи́в užýv |
ужили́ užylý |
| feminine я / ти / вона |
ужила́ užylá | |
| neuter воно |
ужило́ užyló | |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ужити”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “ужити”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “ужити”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)