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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic хапати (xapati), from Proto-Slavic *xapati. Cognate with Belarusian хапа́ць (xapácʹ), Bulgarian ха́пя (hápja), Czech chápat, Polish chapać.

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  • IPA(key): [xɐˈpate]
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Verb edit

хапа́ти (xapátyimpf (perfective хопи́ти or хопи́ти or ха́пнути) (transitive)

  1. to grab, to grasp, to seize, to snatch
    Synonym: хвата́ти (xvatáty)
  2. to catch
  3. (figuratively) to grasp, to perceive
  4. (impersonal, rare) to be enough, to suffice
    Synonyms: стача́ти (stačáty), вистача́ти (vystačáty), хвата́ти (xvatáty)

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