ужыць

See also: ўжыць

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• ўжыць (ŭžycʹ) (after vowels)

Etymology

Cognates include Ukrainian ужи́ти (užýty).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [uˈʐɨt͡sʲ]

• Audio:

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Verb

ужы́ць • (užýcʹ) pf (imperfective ужыва́ць)

1. (transitive) to use, to utilise

   Synonyms: скарыста́ць (skarystácʹ), вы́карыстаць (výkarystacʹ)

Usage notes

• The forms ужы́ць (užýcʹ) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and ўжыць (ŭžycʹ) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ужы́ць (class 16b, perfective, transitive)

For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.

perfective aspect
infinitive	ужы́ць užýcʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	—
passive	—	ужы́ты užýty
adverbial	—	ужы́ўшы užýŭšy
	present tense	future tense
1st singular я	—	ужыву́ užyvú
2nd singular ты	—	ужыве́ш užyvjéš
3rd singular ён / яна́ / яно́	—	ужыве́ užyvjé
1st plural мы	—	ужывём užyvjóm
2nd plural вы	—	ужывяце́ užyvjacjé
3rd plural яны́	—	ужыву́ць užyvúcʹ
imperative	singular	plural
second-person	ужыві́ užyví	ужыві́це užyvícje
past tense	singular	plural мы / вы / яны́
masculine я / ты / ён	ужы́ў užýŭ	ужылі́ užylí
feminine я / ты / яна́	ужыла́ užylá
neuter яно́	ужыло́ užyló

References

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