лгаць

Belarusian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫɣat͡sʲ]

Verb

лгаць • (lhacʹ) impf (perfective салга́ць)

1. (after vowels) alternative form of ілга́ць (ilhácʹ): to lie, to tell lies

Usage notes

• ілга́ць (ilhácʹ) and лгаць (lhacʹ) are considered the same word. ілга́ць (ilhácʹ) is used at the beginning of a sentence or after consonants and лгаць (lhacʹ) is used after vowels:

  Ты ня ўме́еш ілгаць. ― Ty nja ŭmjéješ ilhacʹ. ― You are unable to lie.

  Ня трэ́ба лгаць бацька́м. ― Nja tréba lhacʹ bacʹkám. ― There's no need to lie to (your) parents.

  ён ілжэ́ ― jon ilžé ― he is lying

  яна лжэ ― jana lže ― she is lying

Conjugation

Conjugation of лгаць (irregular, imperfective, intransitive)

For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.

imperfective aspect
infinitive	лгаць lhacʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	—
passive	—	—
adverbial	лгучы́ lhučý	лга́ўшы lháŭšy
	present tense	future tense
1st singular я	лгу lhu	бу́ду лга́ць búdu lhácʹ
2nd singular ты	лжэш lžeš	бу́дзеш ілга́ць búdzješ ilhácʹ
3rd singular ён / яна́ / яно́	лжэ lže	бу́дзе лга́ць búdzje lhácʹ
1st plural мы	лжом lžom	бу́дзем ілга́ць búdzjem ilhácʹ
2nd plural вы	лжаце́ lžacjé	бу́дзеце лга́ць búdzjecje lhácʹ
3rd plural яны́	лгуць lhucʹ	бу́дуць ілга́ць búducʹ ilhácʹ
imperative	singular	plural
second-person	лжы lžy	лжы́це lžýcje
past tense	singular	plural мы / вы / яны́
masculine я / ты / ён	лгаў lhaŭ	лга́лі lháli
feminine я / ты / яна́	лга́ла lhála
neuter яно́	лга́ла lhála

References

• “лгаць” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org