піймати

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From пі- (pi-) + -йма́ти (-jmáty). Compare Russian пойма́ть (pojmátʹ), Polish pojmać.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pʲii̯ˈmate]
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Verb

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пійма́ти (pijmátypf

  1. to catch (to seize or intercept an object moving through the air)
    Synonyms: схопи́ти pf (sxopýty), підхопи́ти pf (pidxopýty)
  2. to catch (to capture or snare someone or something which would rather escape)
    Synonyms: схопи́ти pf (sxopýty), спійма́ти pf (spijmáty), впійма́ти pf (vpijmáty), упійма́ти pf (upijmáty), злови́ти pf (zlovýty)
  3. to catch (to unpleasantly discover unexpectedly; to unpleasantly surprise)
    Synonyms: спійма́ти pf (spijmáty), впійма́ти pf (vpijmáty), упійма́ти pf (upijmáty), злови́ти pf (zlovýty)
    пійма́ти на гаря́чомуpijmáty na harjáčomuto catch in the act, to catch red-handed
  4. (figuratively, colloquial) to catch, (to grasp mentally; perceive)

Conjugation

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