волїц

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak voliť, from Proto-Slavic *voliti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɔʎit͡s]
  • Rhymes: -ɔʎit͡s
  • Hyphenation: во‧лїц

Verb

волїц (voljicimpf or pf

  1. (transitive) to prefer [with як (jak) ‘to, than’]
    вона люби поезию, алє волї музику
    vona ljubi poeziju, alje volji muziku
    she likes poetry, but prefers music
    волїм читац кнїжки як патриц филми
    voljim čitac knjižki jak patric filmi
    I prefer reading books to watching movies
  2. (modal, auxiliary) better, rather [with як (jak) ‘to, than’]
    волїш ти пойсцvoljiš ti pojscyou better go
    волєл биш ше сам влапиц до роботи як чекац помоц
    voljel biš še sam vlapic do roboti jak čekac pomoc
    better for you to take on the task yourself than to wait for help
    волєл сом нє присцvoljel som nje priscI'd rather not have come
    волєл би пойсц до швета як церпиц понїженя
    voljel bi pojsc do šveta jak cerpic ponjiženja
    he would rather go into the world than suffer humiliation
    волїм шедзиц дома як пойсц до тей бридкей хвилї
    voljim šedzic doma jak pojsc do tej bridkej xvilji
    I would rather sit at home than go out in this storm
    нє сцем кафу, волєл бим сок
    nje scem kafu, voljel bim sok
    I don't want coffee, I'd rather have juice

Conjugation

verbs
  • видоволїц pf (vidovoljic)
  • задоволїц pf (zadovoljic)
  • найволїц impf (najvoljic)

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