заиграть
Russian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zəɪˈɡratʲ]
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Verb
заигра́ть • (zaigrátʹ) pf (imperfective заи́грывать)
- to begin to play
- to begin to sparkle
- to look to advantage, to stand out
- (a record, tape recorder etc.) to spoil/wear out by playing
- to run down, to exhaust, to overuse, to overwear (by repetition)
- (colloquial) to appropriate, to help oneself (to), to hook
Conjugation
Conjugation of заигра́ть (class 1a perfective transitive)
| perfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | заигра́ть zaigrátʹ | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | заигра́вший zaigrávšij |
| passive | — | заи́гранный zaígrannyj |
| adverbial | — | заигра́в zaigráv, заигра́вши zaigrávši |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular (я) | — | заигра́ю zaigráju |
| 2nd singular (ты) | — | заигра́ешь zaigráješʹ |
| 3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) | — | заигра́ет zaigrájet |
| 1st plural (мы) | — | заигра́ем zaigrájem |
| 2nd plural (вы) | — | заигра́ете zaigrájete |
| 3rd plural (они́) | — | заигра́ют zaigrájut |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| заигра́й zaigráj |
заигра́йте zaigrájte | |
| past tense | singular | plural (мы/вы/они́) |
| masculine (я/ты/он) | заигра́л zaigrál |
заигра́ли zaigráli |
| feminine (я/ты/она́) | заигра́ла zaigrála | |
| neuter (оно́) | заигра́ло zaigrálo | |
Derived terms
- заи́грывание (zaígryvanije)