магчы

Belarusian

Alternative forms

mahczy, mahčy — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *moťi. Cognate to Ancient Greek μῆχος (mêkhos, “means, remedy”) and Proto-Germanic *mahtiz (“power”) (English might).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [maxˈt͡ʂɨ]
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Verb

магчы́ • (mahčý) impf (perfective змагчы́)

can, to be able to
Я не магу́ засну́ць. ― Ja nje mahú zasnúcʹ. ― I can 't fall asleep.

Што тут магло́ зда́рыцца? ― Što tut mahló zdárycca? ― What could have happened here?

Conjugation

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Derived terms

магу́тны (mahútny)

Related terms

моц (moc)

References

“магчы” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

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