Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian ча́ꙗти (čájati), from Old East Slavic чаꙗти (čajati), from Proto-Slavic *čajati.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ча́яти (čájatyimpf (intransitive, archaic)

  1. to await, to wait (for: genitive case)
    Synonyms: чека́ти (čekáty), жда́ти (ždáty)
  2. to expect, to hope (for: genitive case)
    Synonyms: сподіва́тися (spodivátysja), наді́ятися (nadíjatysja), уповати (upovaty)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Prefixed verbs
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