Belarusian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *kupiti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kuˈpʲit͡sʲ]
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Verb

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купі́ць (kupícʹpf (imperfective купля́ць)

  1. to buy, to purchase

Usage notes

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  • To express to buy something for somebody in Belarusian the direct object (i.e. something) is in the accusative case and the indirect object (i.e. for somebody) is in the dative case:
    e.g. я купі́ў яму́ кні́гуja kupíŭ jamú kníhuI bought a book for him

Conjugation

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