Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From за- +‎ питати.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zapǐːtati/
  • Hyphenation: за‧пи‧та‧ти

Verb

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запи́тати pf (Latin spelling zapítati)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to ask, question

Conjugation

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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за- (za-) +‎ пита́ти (pytáty, to ask). Compare Polish zapytać.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zɐpeˈtate]
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Verb

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запита́ти (zapytátypf (imperfective запи́тувати)

  1. (transitive) to ask, to inquire [with про (pro, + accusative) ‘about’]
    • 1906, Lesya Ukrainka, III[1], published 1952, page 80:
      Я запита́ла антиква́рія про ціну́ кни́жки.
      Ja zapytála antykvárija pro cinú knýžky.
      I asked the antiquarian about the price of the book.

Conjugation

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