учепитися

Ukrainian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From учепи́ти (učepýty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian уцепи́ться (ucepítʹsja), Belarusian учапі́цца (učapícca).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʊt͡ʃeˈpɪtesʲɐ]
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Verb

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учепи́тися (učepýtysjapf

  1. to clutch, to grab, to grab hold [with за (za, + accusative)]
  2. to cling, to cling to [with за (za, + accusative) ‘to/onto’ or на (na, + accusative) ‘onto’] (to hold very tightly)
  3. to latch onto [with за (za, + accusative)]
  4. to dig (one's) teeth/claws [with в (v) or у (u, + accusative) ‘into’]
    учепи́тися в го́рло/горля́нку кому́сь (idiomatic)
    učepýtysja v hórlo/horljánku komúsʹ
    to be/go at someone's throat, to jump down someone's throat, to grab by the throat
  5. (figuratively, colloquial) to fault [with до (do, + genitive) ‘someone’] (to criticize, blame or find fault with)
  6. (figuratively, colloquial) to cling to [with за (za, + accusative) ‘someone’] (to remain by (someone's) side; to refuse to leave the company of)

Usage notes

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  • The forms учепи́тися (učepýtysja) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and вчепи́тися (včepýtysja) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Conjugation

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