Ukrainian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian уда́рити, вда́рити (udáriti, vdáriti), from Old East Slavic оударити (udariti), from Proto-Slavic *udariti, from Proto-Indo-European *derH-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈwdarete]
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Verb

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вда́рити (vdárytypf (imperfective вдаря́ти)

  1. (transitive) to hit, to strike, to smite (to deal a blow)
  2. (transitive) to punch
  3. (transitive) to shoot, to fire (firearms, artillery)
  4. (transitive) to hit, to strike (of projectiles, lightning)
  5. (transitive, figuratively) to strike (to have a sharp or severe effect)
  6. (transitive, figuratively, colloquial) to start doing something vigorously
  7. (transitive) to ring, to make sound with (by striking something)
  8. (transitive, figuratively) to play, to sing
  9. (intransitive, figuratively) to ring out, to sound loudly
  10. (intransitive, figuratively) to overwhelm with intensity (of sound, light, smell)
  11. (intransitive, figuratively) to suddenly start, to manifest severely/intensely (of natural phenomena)
  12. (intransitive) to gush, to geyser, to burst out
  13. (intransitive) to hit, to strike (against)

Usage notes

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  • The forms вда́рити (vdáryty) (used after vowels) and уда́рити (udáryty) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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