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черпати

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic чьрпати (čĭrpati), from Proto-Slavic *čьrpati, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerp-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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черпа́ти (čerpátyimpf (perfective черпну́ти) (transitive)

  1. (literally) to scoop, to ladle, to bucket, to draw, to spoon (to extract: liquid)
    черпа́ти ло́жкоюčerpáty lóžkojuto spoon (literally, “to scoop with a spoon”)
    черпа́ти во́ду з крини́ціčerpáty vódu z krynýcito draw water from a well
  2. (figuratively) to draw (to extract; to force out; to elicit; to derive)
    черпа́ти натхне́ння з чийо́гось при́кладуčerpáty natxnénnja z čyjóhosʹ prýkladuto draw inspiration from somebody's example
    Органі́зми черпа́ють ене́ргію з рі́зних джере́л.Orhanízmy čerpájutʹ enérhiju z ríznyx džerél.Organisms draw energy from various sources.

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