відмовчатися

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From від- (vid-) +‎ мовча́ти (movčáty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian отмолча́ться (otmolčátʹsja), Belarusian адмаўча́цца (admaŭčácca).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʋʲidmɔu̯ˈt͡ʃatesʲɐ]
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Verb

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відмовча́тися (vidmovčátysjapf (imperfective відмо́вчуватися)

  1. to keep silent in response, to intentionally not answer

Conjugation

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Further reading

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