володіти

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *volděti (“to rule”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *walˀdā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁dʰh₁-, from *h₂welh₁- (“to rule”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [wɔɫoˈdʲite]
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Verb

володі́ти • (volodíty) impf (perfective заволоді́ти) (+ instrumental)

  1. (intransitive) to own, to possess, to be master of, to be in possession of
  2. (intransitive) to govern, to control
  3. (intransitive) to master, to manage, to wield
    Ти володі́єш яки́мись інозе́мними мо́вами? ― Ty volodíješ jakýmysʹ inozémnymy móvamy? ― Do you know any foreign languages well? (literally, “Do you master any foreign languages?”)

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