пощастити
Ukrainian
Etymology
From по- (po-) + щасти́ти (ščastýty).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pɔʃt͡ʃɐˈstɪte]
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Verb
пощасти́ти • (poščastýty) pf (imperfective щасти́ти) (impersonal with dative case)
- to get lucky, to have luck, to be fortunate, to succeed
- Мені́ пощасти́ло.
- Mení poščastýlo.
- I got lucky. I was fortunate.
- to be lucky enough, to have the good fortune (to do: + infinitive)
- Мені́ пощасти́ло поговори́ти з президе́нтом.
- Mení poščastýlo pohovorýty z prezydéntom.
- I was lucky enough to speak with the president.
- Не ко́жному пощасти́ть знайти́ спорі́днену ду́шу.
- Ne kóžnomu poščastýtʹ znajtý sporídnenu dúšu.
- Not everyone will be lucky enough to find a kindred spirit.
Conjugation
Conjugation of пощасти́ти, пощасти́ть (class 4b, perfective, intransitive, impersonal)
| perfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | пощасти́ти, пощасти́ть poščastýty, poščastýtʹ | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | — |
| passive | — | — |
| adverbial | — | — |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular я |
— | — |
| 2nd singular ти |
— | — |
| 3rd singular він / вона / воно |
— | пощасти́ть poščastýtʹ |
| 1st plural ми |
— | — |
| 2nd plural ви |
— | — |
| 3rd plural вони |
— | — |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| first-person | — | — |
| second-person | — | — |
| past tense | singular | plural ми / ви / вони |
| masculine я / ти / він |
— | — |
| feminine я / ти / вона |
— | |
| neuter воно |
пощасти́ло poščastýlo | |
See also
- вда́тися pf (vdátysja)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “пощастити”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “пощастити”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “пощастити”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “пощастити”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “пощастити”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “пощастити”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)