Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *velě̀ti.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

вели (veli) third-singular presentimpf (perfective рече)

  1. (transitive) to say

Usage notes edit

  • This verb sounds somewhat literary and it is often avoided in colloquial speech, particularly among the youth; it is instead replaced with "вика", which actually means "to shout".

Conjugation edit

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

вели́ (velí)

  1. plural past indicative imperfective of вести́ (vestí)
  2. second-person singular imperative imperfective/perfective of веле́ть (velétʹ)

Ukrainian edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

вели́ (velý)

  1. plural past imperfective of вести́ (vestý)