Ukrainian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From у- (u-) +‎ гада́ти (hadáty). Compare Russian угада́ть (ugadátʹ), Belarusian угада́ць (uhadácʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʊɦɐˈdate]
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Verb

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угада́ти (uhadátypf (imperfective уга́дувати)

  1. to guess (to solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly)
    Synonyms: відгада́ти pf (vidhadáty), здогада́тися pf (zdohadátysja)

Usage notes

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  • The forms угада́ти (uhadáty) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and вгада́ти (vhadáty) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Conjugation

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