питац

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak pýtať, from Proto-Slavic *pytati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpitat͡s]
  • Rhymes: -itat͡s
  • Hyphenation: пи‧тац

Verb

питац (pitacimpf or pf (perfective опитац)

  1. (transitive) to ask for, to request, to demand
    Synonym: глєдац (hljedac)
    дзецко пита водиdzecko pita vodithe child asks for water
    кельо питаш за авто?
    kelʹo pitaš za avto?
    how much are you asking for for the car?
    полиция питала од нього вожацку дозволу
    policija pitala od nʹoho vožacku dozvolu
    the police asked him for his driver's license
  2. (transitive) to ask, to plead, to beg
    Synonym: модлїц (modljic)
    барз це питам, зроб ми то
    barz ce pitam, zrob mi to
    I gravely ask of you, do it for me
  3. (transitive) to propose, to ask for someone's hand in marriage
    питац дзивкуpitac dzivkuto propose to a girl
  4. (ditransitive) to matchmake (to arrange a marriage)
    питала му дзивкуpitala mu dzivkushe arranged a girl for him
  5. (transitive) to ask, to quiz (to test the knowledge)
    учитель пита школяреučitelʹ pita školjarethe teacher quizzes the students
  6. (reflexive with ше (še)) to ask [with dative]
    питал сом ше му як єpital som še mu jak jeI asked him how he was
    'питал ше му дзе биваpital še mu dze bivahe asked him where he lived
  7. (reflexive with ше (še)) to request, to ask, to demand (to go to/on something)
    хлапци ше питаю на змаганє
    xlapci še pitaju na zmahanje
    the boys are asking to go to the game
    дзецко ше пита домуdzecko še pita domuthe child is asking to go home
    вон ше уж пита до пензиї
    von še už pita do penziji
    he is already demanding to retire (to go on the pension)

Conjugation

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