умовити

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From у- (u-) +‎ мо́вити (móvyty). Compare Polish umówić (with the obsolete meaning "to persuade").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊˈmɔʋete]
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Verb

умо́вити • (umóvytypf (imperfective умовля́ти)

  1. (transitive) to talk into, to persuade, to coax

Usage notes

  • The forms умо́вити (umóvyty) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and вмо́вити (vmóvyty) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • умо́витися pf (umóvytysja)

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