Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic миновати (minovati), from Proto-Slavic *minovati.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [mʲɪnɐˈvatʲ]
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Verb edit

минова́ть (minovátʹimpf or pf (perfective минова́ть or мину́ть)

  1. to pass, to elapse (of time)
  2. to go by, to go past (without any effect)
  3. (colloquial or dated) to turn (an age)

Conjugation edit

imperfective

perfective

Verb edit

минова́ть (minovátʹpf

  1. (chiefly in the negative) to evade
    Чему́ быть, того́ не минова́ть.
    Čemú bytʹ, tovó ne minovátʹ.
    What must be, must be; What happens, happens.
  2. (intransitive) to end, to finish

Conjugation edit

perfective

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