ляцець

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• lacieć — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

From Old East Slavic летѣти (letěti), from Proto-Slavic *letěti. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lēk- (“to hop”). Compare Polish lecieć, Russian лете́ть (letétʹ), Ukrainian леті́ти (letíty).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲaˈt͡sʲet͡sʲ]

Verb

ляце́ць • (ljacjécʹ) impf (perfective паляце́ць)

1. to fly

   Synonym: лётаць (ljótacʹ)

   самалёт ляці́ць ― samaljót ljacícʹ ― the plane is flying

2. (figurative) to pass, to go by (of time)

   час ляці́ць ― čas ljacícʹ ― time flies

3. (figurative) to rush, to fly by

   матацы́кл ляце́ў з вялі́кай ху́ткасцю ― matacýkl ljacjéŭ z vjalíkaj xútkascju ― the motorcycle was flying by at high speed

Usage notes

• ляце́ць (ljacjécʹ) and паляце́ць (paljacjécʹ) are in the class of Belarusian concrete verbs. Their counterparts, лята́ць (ljatácʹ) and палята́ць (paljatácʹ), are abstract verbs.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ляце́ць (class 5b, imperfective, intransitive)

For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.

imperfective aspect
infinitive	ляце́ць ljacjécʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	—
passive	—	—
adverbial	лецячы́ ljecjačý	ляце́ўшы ljacjéŭšy
	present tense	future tense
1st singular я	лячу́ ljačú	бу́ду ляце́ць búdu ljacjécʹ
2nd singular ты	ляці́ш ljacíš	бу́дзеш ляце́ць búdzješ ljacjécʹ
3rd singular ён / яна́ / яно́	ляці́ць ljacícʹ	бу́дзе ляце́ць búdzje ljacjécʹ
1st plural мы	ляці́м ljacím	бу́дзем ляце́ць búdzjem ljacjécʹ
2nd plural вы	леціце́ ljecicjé	бу́дзеце ляце́ць búdzjecje ljacjécʹ
3rd plural яны́	ляця́ць ljacjácʹ	бу́дуць ляце́ць búducʹ ljacjécʹ
imperative	singular	plural
second-person	ляці́ ljací	ляці́це ljacícje
past tense	singular	plural мы / вы / яны́
masculine я / ты / ён	ляце́ў ljacjéŭ	ляце́лі ljacjéli
feminine я / ты / яна́	ляце́ла ljacjéla
neuter яно́	ляце́ла ljacjéla

Derived terms

• абляце́ць (abljacjécʹ)
• адляце́ць (adljacjécʹ)
• даляце́ць (daljacjécʹ)
• зляце́ць (zljacjécʹ, “to fly away, to fly off”)
• заляце́ць (zaljacjécʹ)
• лес сяку́ць - трэ́скі ляця́ць (ljes sjakúcʹ - tréski ljacjácʹ, “you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs”, literally “the forest is being cut down - the chips are flying”)
• наляце́ць (naljacjécʹ)
• пераляце́ць (pjeraljacjécʹ)
• праляце́ць (praljacjécʹ)
• прыляце́ць (pryljacjécʹ)
• уляце́ць (uljacjécʹ)

References

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