страчувати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From the стра́ч- stem of стра́тити (strátyty) +‎ -увати (-uvaty). Compare Polish stracać (to execute), Slovak strácať (to lose, to waste), Czech ztrácet (to lose, to waste).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈstrat͡ʃʊʋɐte]
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Verb

стра́чувати • (stráčuvatyimpf (perfective стра́тити) (transitive)

  1. to execute, to put to death (to kill as punishment for a capital crime)
  2. to lose (to cease to have)
    Synonym: губи́ти impf (hubýty)
  3. to spend (chiefly money)
    Synonyms: витрача́ти impf (vytračáty), тра́тити impf (trátyty)
    стра́чувати ма́рно / даре́мноstráčuvaty márno / darémnoto spend in vain, to waste (time)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • стра́чуватися impf (stráčuvatysja)

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