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Russian word of the day: Поживать

Aug 05, 2020 (see all)
пожива́ть
[ pa-zhee-vát' ]
Verb , imperfective
Perfective - пожи́ть
to live
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Examples

  • Как пожива́ешь?

    kak pa-zhee-vá-eesh'

    How are you doing?

  • И ста́ли они́ жить-пожива́ть и добра́ нажива́ть.

    ee stá-lee a-nee zheet'-pa-zhe-vát' ee dab-rá na-zhee-vát'

    And they lived happily ever after. (Lit: And they started living and acquire goods.)

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Same stem words

общежи́тие [ap-schee-zhée-tee-ye] Noun , neuter
dormitory, hall of residence, hostel
жизнера́достный [zheez-nee-rá-das-nyî] Adjective
cheerful, merry, joyous, full of life
живо́й [zhee-vóî] Adjective
alive, living; lively, vivid, brisk
пережива́ть [pee-ree-zhee-vát'] Verb , imperfective
to worry, to be upset, to take hard; to experience, to go through, to undergo, to suffer

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