чіплятися

Ukrainian

Etymology

From чіпля́ти (čipljáty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian цепля́ться (cepljátʹsja), Belarusian чапля́цца (čapljácca), Polish czepiać się.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃʲiˈplʲatesʲɐ]

Verb

чіпля́тися • (čipljátysjaimpf

  1. to cling, to cling to [with за (za, + accusative)] (to hold very tightly)
  2. to catch (on), to hitch, to hook (onto), to become attached (to), to get snagged (on) [with за (za, + accusative)]
  3. to stick [with до (do, + genitive) ‘to’] (to adhere)
  4. to hang [with на (na, + accusative) ‘onto’]
  5. (figuratively, colloquial) to cling, to cling to [with за (za, + accusative)] (to be fond of, to feel strongly about and dependent on)
  6. (figuratively, colloquial) to find fault (with), to get on someone's case, to pick on [with до (do, + genitive) ‘someone’]
    Synonym: прискі́пуватися impf (pryskípuvatysja)
  7. passive of чіпля́ти impf (čipljáty)

Conjugation

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