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Russian word of the day: Лежать

May 25, 2019 (see all)
лежа́ть
[ lee-zhát' ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Prepositional
Perfective - полежа́ть
to lie (position), to be somewhere (about inanimate objects)
Most common Russian verbs Simple movements

Examples

  • Хва́тит лежа́ть на дива́не, пойди́ погуля́й с соба́кой!

    hvá-teet lee-zhát' na dee-vá-nye, paî-dée pa-gu-lyáî s sa-bá-kaî

    Enough lying on the couch, go walk the dog!

  • Ключи́ лежа́т на подоко́ннике.

    klyu-chée lee-zhát na pa-da-kón-nee-kye

    The keys are on the windowsill.

Лежать - Conjugation
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Related words
станови́ться to stand, to take one's stand; to become, to grow, to get
забыва́ть to forget
уме́ть can, to be able, to know how
брать to take

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