у-

у-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "y"

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʊ]
• IPA^(key): [ˈu] (when stressed)

Prefix

у- • (u-)

1. away

   у- (u-) + ‎-йти́ impf (-jtí, “to go”) → ‎уйти́ pf (ujtí, “to go away, to leave”)

   у- (u-) + ‎е́хать impf (jéxatʹ, “to go (by horse or vehicle)”) → ‎уе́хать pf (ujéxatʹ, “to depart (by conveyance)”)

2. with a more concrete purpose

   у- (u-) + ‎говори́ть impf (govorítʹ, “to say”) → ‎уговори́ть pf (ugovorítʹ, “to persuade”)

   у- (u-) + ‎знать impf (znatʹ, “to know”) → ‎узна́ть pf (uznátʹ, “to get to know”)

Derived terms

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