ужити

Serbo-Croatian

у̀жити pf (Latin spelling ùžiti)

(transitive, reflexive, archaic) to enjoy to one's heart's content, enjoy to the full

Inherited from Old Ruthenian ужи́ти (užíti), possibly influenced by or borrowed from Old Polish użyć. By surface analysis, у- (u-) +‎ жи́ти (žýty).

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)

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 of ужи́ти, ужи́ть (irregular, perfective, transitive)

For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
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

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)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.