сподобатися

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Possibly borrowed from Polish spodobać się. By surface analysis, с- (s-) +‎ подо́батися (podóbatysja). Compare Belarusian спадаба́цца (spadabácca).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [spɔˈdɔbɐtesʲɐ]
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Verb

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сподо́батися (spodóbatysjapf (imperfective подо́батися) (+ dative case)

  1. to like (the person who likes takes the dative case), to be to the liking of, to please
  2. to take a liking to (the person who likes takes the dative case), to appeal (to) (be attractive)
    Він їй сподо́бався.Vin jij spodóbavsja.She liked him. She took a liking to him.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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