павінен

Belarusian

Etymology

Univerbation of па віне́ (pa vinjé). Cognate with Ukrainian пови́нен (povýnen) and Polish powinien.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈvʲinʲen]
• Rhymes: -inʲen

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Predicative

паві́нен • (pavínjen) (feminine паві́нна, neuter паві́нна, plural паві́нны)

1. must (+ infinitive)
2. should, ought to (+ infinitive)
3. have to (+ infinitive)
4. (rare) owe, obligated (to somebody: + dative case)

Usage notes

In all tenses with the exception of the present tense, the appropriate forms of the verb быць (bycʹ) are used.

References

• “павінен” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org