умець

See also: ўмець

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• ўмець (ŭmjecʹ) (after vowels)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *uměti. Cognates include Russian уме́ть (umétʹ), Ukrainian умі́ти (umíty) and Polish umieć.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [uˈmʲet͡sʲ]

Verb

уме́ць • (umjécʹ) impf (perfective суме́ць)

1. to be able, can, to know how to

Usage notes

• The forms уме́ць (umjécʹ) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and ўмець (ŭmjecʹ) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Conjugation

Conjugation of уме́ць (class 1a, imperfective, intransitive)

For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.

imperfective aspect
infinitive	уме́ць umjécʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	—
passive	—	—
adverbial	уме́ючы umjéjučy	уме́ўшы umjéŭšy
	present tense	future tense
1st singular я	уме́ю umjéju	бу́ду ўме́ць búdu ŭmjécʹ
2nd singular ты	уме́еш umjéješ	бу́дзеш уме́ць búdzješ umjécʹ
3rd singular ён / яна́ / яно́	уме́е umjéje	бу́дзе ўме́ць búdzje ŭmjécʹ
1st plural мы	уме́ем umjéjem	бу́дзем уме́ць búdzjem umjécʹ
2nd plural вы	уме́еце umjéjecje	бу́дзеце ўме́ць búdzjecje ŭmjécʹ
3rd plural яны́	уме́юць umjéjucʹ	бу́дуць уме́ць búducʹ umjécʹ
imperative	singular	plural
second-person	уме́й umjéj	уме́йце umjéjcje
past tense	singular	plural мы / вы / яны́
masculine я / ты / ён	уме́ў umjéŭ	уме́лі umjéli
feminine я / ты / яна́	уме́ла umjéla
neuter яно́	уме́ла umjéla

References

• “умець” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org