дожити

Ukrainian

Etymology

From до- (do-) +‎ жи́ти (žýty). Compare Russian дожи́ть (dožítʹ), Belarusian дажы́ць (dažýcʹ), Polish dożyć, Czech dožít.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɔˈʒɪte]

Verb

дожи́ти • (dožýtypf (imperfective дожива́ти)

  1. (intransitive) to live (to), to live to see, to reach [with до (do, + genitive)] (remain alive until at least a certain age or point in time)
  2. (intransitive) to live out one's days/life, to end one's days
  3. (transitive or intransitive with genitive) to live out (to pass the remainder of one's life)
    дожи́ти (свого́) ві́ку / (свій) вік
    dožýty (svohó) víku / (svij) vik
    to live out one's days/life, to end one's days

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • дожи́тися pf (dožýtysja)
  • дожиття́ n (dožyttjá)

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