повинен

Ukrainian

Etymology

Cognate with Belarusian паві́нен (pavínjen), Polish powinien. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɔˈʋɪnen]
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Predicative

пови́нен (povýnen) (feminine пови́нна, neuter пови́нне, plural пови́нні)

  1. must (+ infinitive)
  2. should, ought to (+ infinitive)
  3. have to (+ infinitive)
  4. (rare) owe, obligated (to somebody: + dative case)

Usage notes

In all tenses with the exception of the present tense, the appropriate forms of the verb бу́ти (búty) are used.

  • пови́нний (povýnnyj)
  • пови́нність f (povýnnistʹ)

Further reading

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