закопувати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From закопа́ти (zakopáty) + -ува́ти (-uváty). Compare Russian зака́пывать (zakápyvatʹ), Belarusian зака́пваць (zakápvacʹ), Polish zakopywać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐˈkɔpʊʋɐte]

Verb

зако́пувати • (zakópuvaty) impf (perfective закопа́ти) (transitive)

  1. to bury, to inter
    Synonym: зарива́ти impf (zaryváty)
    зако́пувати живце́мzakópuvaty žyvcémto bury alive
    зако́пувати свій тала́нт у зе́млюzakópuvaty svij talánt u zémljuto let one's talent go to waste (literally, “to bury one's talent in the ground”)
  2. to dig in (cover over by digging)

Conjugation

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