ілгаць

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lъgati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jiɫˈɣat͡sʲ]
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Verb

ілга́ць • (ilhácʹ) impf (perfective салга́ць)

  1. to lie, to tell lies
    Synonyms: хлусі́ць (xlusícʹ), мані́ць (manícʹ), браха́ць (braxácʹ)

Usage notes

  • ілга́ць (ilhácʹ) and лгаць (lhacʹ) are considered the same word. ілга́ць (ilhácʹ) is used at the beginning of a sentence or after consonants and лгаць (lhacʹ) is used after vowels:
    Ты ня ўме́еш ілгаць. ― Ty nja ŭmjéješ ilhacʹ. ― You are unable to lie.
    Ня трэ́ба лгаць бацька́м. ― Nja tréba lhacʹ bacʹkám. ― There's no need to lie to (your) parents.
    ён ілжэ́ ― jon ilžé ― he is lying
    яна лжэ ― jana lže ― she is lying

Conjugation

References

  • “ілгаць” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • уклад. В. П. Русак и др. (2007) А. І. Падлужны, В. П. Русак, editors, Граматычны слоўнік дзеяслова‎, Мінск: Беларуская навука, →ISBN, page 1254
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