убити

See also: оубити and убить

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oˈbiti]

Participle

уби́ти • (ubíti)

1. indefinite plural past passive participle of уби́я (ubíja)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ubiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǔbiti/
• Hyphenation: у‧би‧ти

Verb

у̀бити pf (Latin spelling ùbiti)

1. (transitive) to kill, murder

Conjugation

Conjugation of убити

infinitive		убити
present verbal adverb		—
past verbal adverb		у̀бӣвши
verbal noun		—
		singular			plural
		1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
present		убијем	убијеш	убије	убијемо	убијете	убију
future	future I	убит ћу1 убићу	убит ћеш1 убићеш	убит ће1 убиће	убит ћемо1 убићемо	убит ћете1 убићете	убит ће̄1 убићē
	future II	бу̏де̄м убио2	бу̏де̄ш убио2	бу̏де̄ убио2	бу̏де̄мо убили2	бу̏де̄те убили2	бу̏дӯ убили2
past	perfect	убио сам2	убио си2	убио је2	убили смо2	убили сте2	убили су2
	pluperfect3	би̏о сам убио2	би̏о си убио2	би̏о је убио2	би́ли смо убили2	би́ли сте убили2	би́ли су убили2
	aorist	убих	уби	уби	убисмо	убисте	убише
conditional	conditional I	убио бих2	убио би2	убио би2	убили бисмо2	убили бисте2	убили би2
	conditional II4	би̏о бих убио2	би̏о би убио2	би̏о би убио2	би́ли бисмо убили2	би́ли бисте убили2	би́ли би убили2
imperative		—	убиј	—	убијмо	убијте	—
active past participle		убио m / убила f / убило n			убили m / убиле f / убила n
passive past participle		убијен m / убијена f / убијено n			убијени m / убијене f / убијена n

¹   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic.
²   For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively.
³   Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (“to be”) is routinely dropped.
⁴   Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (“to be”) is routinely dropped.
  *Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.

Related terms

• уби́јати impf

Further reading

• “убити”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʊˈbɪte]

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ubiti. Compare Russian уби́ть (ubítʹ), Bulgarian уби́я (ubíja), Polish ubić, Serbo-Croatian у̀бити/ùbiti, Slovene ubíti.

Verb

уби́ти • (ubýty) pf (imperfective убива́ти) (transitive)

1. (literal) to kill, to murder
2. (figurative) to kill, to destroy, to extinguish (e.g., hope, desire, time)

Conjugation

Conjugation of уби́ти, уби́ть (class 11b, perfective, transitive)

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

perfective aspect
infinitive	уби́ти, уби́ть ubýty, ubýtʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	убі́йчий, уби́вчий ubíjčyj, ubývčyj	—
passive	—	уби́тий ubýtyj impersonal: уби́то ubýto
adverbial	—	уби́вши ubývšy
	present tense	future tense
1st singular я	—	уб'ю́ ubʺjú
2nd singular ти	—	уб'є́ш ubʺjéš
3rd singular він / вона / воно	—	уб'є́ ubʺjé
1st plural ми	—	уб'ємо́, уб'є́м ubʺjemó, ubʺjém
2nd plural ви	—	уб'єте́ ubʺjeté
3rd plural вони	—	уб'ю́ть ubʺjútʹ
imperative	singular	plural
first-person	—	уби́ймо ubýjmo
second-person	уби́й ubýj	уби́йте ubýjte
past tense	singular	plural ми / ви / вони
masculine я / ти / він	уби́в ubýv	уби́ли ubýly
feminine я / ти / вона	уби́ла ubýla
neuter воно	уби́ло ubýlo
compound tenses	construction	example
future1 (will do X)	Future conjugation of бути + infinitive	—
past perfect (had done X)	Past conjugation of бути + past tense	він був уби́в vin buv ubýv
conditional (would do X)	би + past tense	він би уби́в vin by ubýv

¹Can only be formed with an imperfective verb.

Alternative forms

• вби́ти (vbýty) — after vowels

Derived terms

• уби́вство n (ubývstvo)
• уби́вця m or f (ubývcja)
• уби́тися pf (ubýtysja)

Etymology 2

From у- (u-) + (в)би́ти ((v)býty).

Verb

уби́ти • (ubýty) pf (imperfective убива́ти)

1. (transitive) alternative form of вби́ти pf (vbýty, “to beat in, to drive in, to hammer in, to stick in”)

Usage notes

• The forms уби́ти (ubýty) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and вби́ти (vbýty) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Conjugation

Conjugation of уби́ти, уби́ть (class 11b, perfective, transitive)

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

perfective aspect
infinitive	уби́ти, уби́ть ubýty, ubýtʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	—
passive	—	уби́тий ubýtyj impersonal: уби́то ubýto
adverbial	—	уби́вши ubývšy
	present tense	future tense
1st singular я	—	уб'ю́ ubʺjú
2nd singular ти	—	уб'є́ш ubʺjéš
3rd singular він / вона / воно	—	уб'є́ ubʺjé
1st plural ми	—	уб'ємо́, уб'є́м ubʺjemó, ubʺjém
2nd plural ви	—	уб'єте́ ubʺjeté
3rd plural вони	—	уб'ю́ть ubʺjútʹ
imperative	singular	plural
first-person	—	уби́ймо ubýjmo
second-person	уби́й ubýj	уби́йте ubýjte
past tense	singular	plural ми / ви / вони
masculine я / ти / він	уби́в ubýv	уби́ли ubýly
feminine я / ти / вона	уби́ла ubýla
neuter воно	уби́ло ubýlo
compound tenses	construction	example
future1 (will do X)	Future conjugation of бути + infinitive	—
past perfect (had done X)	Past conjugation of бути + past tense	він був уби́в vin buv ubýv
conditional (would do X)	би + past tense	він би уби́в vin by ubýv

¹Can only be formed with an imperfective verb.

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1979), “убити”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 10 (Т – Ф), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 355
• “убити”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]
• “убити”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎^[2]