чувати

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čuvati.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃǔːʋati/
  • Hyphenation: чу‧ва‧ти

Verb

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чу́вати impf (Latin spelling čúvati)

  1. (transitive) to guard, protect
  2. (transitive) to watch over
  3. (transitive) to save, preserve, conserve
  4. (reflexive) to be careful
  5. (reflexive) to keep away from
    чувај се ружних женаBeware of ugly women!

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • чувати”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian чува́ти (čuváti), from Proto-Slavic *čuvati.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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чува́ти (čuvátyimpf

  1. (frequentative) to hear
  2. (uncommon) to hear
    Synonym: чу́ти (čúty) (standard, common)

Usage notes

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  • Чувати is mostly used in the infinitive form or in the past tense in sense 1.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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