угадувати

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Ukrainian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From угада́ти (uhadáty) +‎ -увати (-uvaty). Compare Russian уга́дывать (ugádyvatʹ), Belarusian уга́дваць (uhádvacʹ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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уга́дувати (uháduvatyimpf (perfective угада́ти)

  1. to guess (to solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly)
    Synonyms: відга́дувати impf (vidháduvaty), здога́дуватися impf (zdoháduvatysja)

Usage notes

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  • The forms уга́дувати (uháduvaty) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and вга́дувати (vháduvaty) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Conjugation

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