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ўмець

ўмець

See also: умець

Belarusian

Alternative forms

  • умець (umjéc’) (after consonants or at the beginning of a clause)

Verb

ўмець (ŭmjecʹ) impf (perfective суме́ць)

  1. (intransitive) to be able, can, to know how

Conjugation

Usage notes

The forms умець (umjéc’) and ўмець (ŭmjecʹ) are used interchangeably and are considered the same word but are different in spelling and pronunciation. Like other Belarusian words, words starting with "у" + consonant are used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause, words starting with "ў" + consonant are used after vowels.