павінен
Belarusian edit
Etymology edit
Univerbation of па віне́ (pa vinjé). Cognate with Ukrainian пови́нен (povýnen) and Polish powinien.
Pronunciation edit
Predicative edit
паві́нен • (pavínjen) (feminine паві́нна, neuter паві́нна, plural паві́нны)
- must (+ infinitive)
- should, ought to (+ infinitive)
- have to (+ infinitive)
- (rare) owe, obligated (to somebody: + dative case)
Usage notes edit
In all tenses with the exception of the present tense, the appropriate forms of the verb быць (bycʹ) are used.
References edit
- “павінен” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org