Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zabiti. By surface analysis, за- +‎ бити.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /zǎbiti/
  • Hyphenation: за‧би‧ти

Verb edit

за̀бити pf (Latin spelling zàbiti)

  1. (transitive) to hammer in, pound in, drive in
  2. (transitive) to score (a goal)

Conjugation edit

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Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *zabiti.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [zɐˈbɪte]
  • (file)

Verb edit

заби́ти (zabýtypf (imperfective забива́ти)

  1. (sports) to score
  2. to hammer, to hit
    я забив гвіздок в стінуja zabyv hvizdok v stinuI hit a nail in the wall
  3. (informal, vulgar, with на (on) + accusative) to stop caring about something, to stop giving a fuck
    він забив на школу і пішов в арміюvin zabyv na školu i pišov v armijuhe stopped caring about school and went to the military
    я на все забивja na vse zabyvI stopped caring about everything

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