успіти

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • вспі́ти (vspíty)

Etymology

By surface analysis, у- (u-) +‎ спі́ти (spíty), from Proto-Indo-European *spewd- (press, hurry), whence English speed. Cognate with Russian успе́ть (uspétʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊˈsʲpʲite]

Verb

успі́ти • (uspítypf (imperfective успіва́ти)

  1. (rare, colloquial) synonym of всти́гнути (vstýhnuty)

Usage notes

  • The forms успі́ти (uspíty) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and вспі́ти (vspíty) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Conjugation

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