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  • IPA(key): /zadǎːʋati/
  • Hyphenation: за‧да‧ва‧ти

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зада́вати impf (Latin spelling zadávati)

  1. (transitive) to assign, give (an assignment or duty)
  2. (transitive) to cause (pain, trouble, worry)
    задавати ударац — to deliver a blow
    задавати рану — to inflict a wound

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From зада́ти (zadáty) +‎ -ва́ти (-váty). Compare Russian задава́ть (zadavátʹ), Belarusian задава́ць (zadavácʹ), Polish zadawać.

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  • IPA(key): [zɐdɐˈʋate]
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задава́ти (zadavátyimpf (perfective зада́ти) (transitive)

  1. to set, to assign, to give (:task, duty, exercise, lesson, etc.)
  2. to ask, to pose (:question)
  3. to set, to establish (:tone, conditions, etc.)
  4. (colloquial) to give (:banquet, feast, etc.)
  5. (colloquial) to give (:punishment, retribution, unpleasant experience, etc.)

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