бра́ти
verb, imperfective, incomparable, inanimate
Translations
- to arrest
- to assume control of something (about a feeling, physical condition)
- to bring
- to capture
- to change direction of movement
- to charge (fine, tax, etc.)
- to deliver, to assist in the birth of
- to eat bait (about fish)
- to execute an action (about machine, instrument)
- to fetch (liquid)
- to fill, to use up (time), to exhauste
- to gather, to pick up
- to hire, to employ
- to loan
- to marry
- to obtain for use
- to overcome a difficult area, obstacle
- to perceive
- to pick (mushrooms, berries, etc.)
- to pull out (plants, etc.)
- to retrieve
- to take, to grab; but while брати is generic, дістати means "to take out (from, e.g. the fridge or a box)" and it is followed by the preposition з.
- to wear
- used before a verb to emphasize imperative mood, or to indicate the beginning of action
Declination
| Present Tense | Future Tense | |
|---|---|---|
| я | беру́ | бра́тиму |
| ти | бере́ш | бра́тимеш |
| він/вона/воно | бере́ | бра́тиме |
| ми | бере́м | бра́тимем |
| ви | берете́ | бра́тимете |
| вони | беру́ть | бра́тимуть |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ти | бери́ |
| ви | бері́ть |
| Past tense | |
|---|---|
| masculine | брав |
| feminine | бра́ла |
| neuter | бра́ло |
| plural | бра́ли |
Examples
Щодня мій брат бере в бібліотеці нову книгу.
Every day, my brother borrows a new book from the library.
Козак Мамай скакав за Дунай, та гепнувся так, що луснув геть вкрай. Вся кiннота Дорошенка, усе вiйсько Морозенка, нi братчики-запорожцi, нi батько, нi мати не можуть Мамая до купи зiбрати.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's horses and all the King's men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again.