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хитати

/[xeˈtate]/
Ukrainianverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to sway, to rock, to shake
    • ві́тер хита́є дере́ва

      víter xytáje deréva — the wind is shaking the trees

  2. 2.
    to sway; to stagger, to reel
    • його́ хита́є, бо він п'я́ний

      johó xytáje, bo vin pʺjányj — he is staggering, because he is drunk

  3. 3.
    to make unstable, to make unsteady, to unsteady
  4. 4.
    to destabilize, to undermine, to weaken

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • хит
  • хита́вий
  • хита́льний
  • хита́ння
  • хита́тися
  • хитва́нний
  • хи́тиво
  • хитки́й
  • хитли́вий
  • хитля́вий
Synonyms
  • колиха́ти
  • го́йдати
  • трясти́
  • хиба́ти
  • колива́ти
  • кива́ти
  • розхи́тувати
  • підрива́ти
Related words (3)
  • хвата́ти
  • хи́жий
  • хисти́ти

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xytati, probably influenced semantically by хиба́ти (xybáty), from Proto-Slavic *xybati. Cognate with Belarusian хіста́ць (xistácʹ), Czech chytat, Silesian chytać, Bulgarian хи́там (hítam), Slovene hítatі.

Forms

  • хита́ймоfirst-person • imperative • plural
  • хита́тиcanonical • imperfective
  • xytátyromanization
  • хитну́тиperfective
  • хита́тиimperfective • infinitive
  • хита́тьimperfective • infinitive
  • -active • imperfective • present
  • -active • imperfective • past
  • -imperfective • passive • present
  • хи́танийimperfective • passive • past
  • impersonal: хи́таноimperfective • passive • past
  • хита́ючиadverbial • imperfective • present
  • хита́вшиadverbial • imperfective • past
  • хита́юfirst-person • imperfective • present • singular
  • бу́ду хита́тиfirst-person • future • imperfective • singular
  • бу́ду хита́тьfirst-person • future • imperfective • singular
  • хита́тимуfirst-person • future • imperfective • singular
  • хита́єшimperfective • present • second-person • singular
  • бу́деш хита́тиfuture • imperfective • second-person • singular
  • бу́деш хита́тьfuture • imperfective • second-person • singular
  • хита́тимешfuture • imperfective • second-person • singular
  • хита́єimperfective • present • singular • third-person
  • бу́де хита́тиfuture • imperfective • singular • third-person
  • бу́де хита́тьfuture • imperfective • singular • third-person
  • хита́тимеfuture • imperfective • singular • third-person
  • хита́ємfirst-person • imperfective • plural • present
  • хита́ємоfirst-person • imperfective • plural • present
  • бу́демо хита́тиfirst-person • future • imperfective • plural
  • бу́демо хита́тьfirst-person • future • imperfective • plural
  • хита́тимемоfirst-person • future • imperfective • plural
  • хита́тимемfirst-person • future • imperfective • plural
  • хита́єтеimperfective • plural • present • second-person
  • бу́дете хита́тиfuture • imperfective • plural • second-person
  • бу́дете хита́тьfuture • imperfective • plural • second-person
  • хита́тиметеfuture • imperfective • plural • second-person
  • хита́ютьimperfective • plural • present • third-person
  • бу́дуть хита́тиfuture • imperfective • plural • third-person
  • бу́дуть хита́тьfuture • imperfective • plural • third-person
  • хита́тимутьfuture • imperfective • plural • third-person
  • -first-person • imperative • singular
  • хита́йimperative • second-person • singular
  • хита́йтеimperative • plural • second-person
  • хита́вmasculine • past • singular
  • хита́лиmasculine • past • plural
  • хита́лаfeminine • past • singular
  • хита́лиfeminine • past • plural
  • хита́лоneuter • past • singular
  • хита́лиneuter • past • plural

Conjugation

Infinitive:хита́ти, хита́ть
I
хита́ю
you (sg)
хита́єш
he/she/it
хита́є
we
хита́єм, хита́ємо
you (pl)
хита́єте
they
хита́ють

Other Forms

gerund:хита́ючи, хита́вши

Full conjugation of хитати →

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