магчы

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• mahczy, mahčy — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *moťi. Cognate to Ancient Greek μῆχος (mêkhos, “means, remedy”) and Proto-Germanic *mahtiz (“power”) (English might).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maxˈt͡ʂɨ]

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Verb

магчы́ • (mahčý) impf (perfective змагчы́)

1. can, to be able to

   Я не магу́ засну́ць. ― Ja nje mahú zasnúcʹ. ― I can 't fall asleep.

   Што тут магло́ зда́рыцца? ― Što tut mahló zdárycca? ― What could have happened here?

Conjugation

Conjugation of магчы́ (class 8c, imperfective, intransitive)

For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.

imperfective aspect
infinitive	магчы́ mahčý
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	—
passive	—	—
adverbial	мо́гучы móhučy	мо́гшы móhšy
	present tense	future tense
1st singular я	магу́ mahú	бу́ду магчы́ búdu mahčý
2nd singular ты	мо́жаш móžaš	бу́дзеш магчы́ búdzješ mahčý
3rd singular ён / яна́ / яно́	мо́жа móža	бу́дзе магчы́ búdzje mahčý
1st plural мы	мо́жам móžam	бу́дзем магчы́ búdzjem mahčý
2nd plural вы	мо́жаце móžacje	бу́дзеце магчы́ búdzjecje mahčý
3rd plural яны́	мо́гуць móhucʹ	бу́дуць магчы́ búducʹ mahčý
imperative	singular	plural
second-person	мажы́ mažý	мажы́це mažýcje
past tense	singular	plural мы / вы / яны́
masculine я / ты / ён	мог moh	маглі́ mahlí
feminine я / ты / яна́	магла́ mahlá
neuter яно́	магло́ mahló

Derived terms

• магу́тны (mahútny)

Related terms

• моц (moc)

References

• “магчы” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org