сподобатися

Ukrainian

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Polish spodobać się. By surface analysis, с- (s-) + подо́батися (podóbatysja). Compare Belarusian спадаба́цца (spadabácca).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [spɔˈdɔbɐtesʲɐ]
  • (file)

Verb

сподо́батися • (spodóbatysja) pf (imperfective подо́батися) (+ dative case)

  1. to like (the person who likes takes the dative case), to be to the liking of, to please
  2. to take a liking to (the person who likes takes the dative case), to appeal (to) (be attractive)
    Він їй сподо́бався.Vin jij spodóbavsja.She liked him. She took a liking to him.

Conjugation

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