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"To climb" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Apr 20, 2022 (see all)
забра́ться
[ zab-rá-tsa ]
Verb , perfective
Often used with the Accusative
Imperfective - забира́ться (see below)
to climb, to creep, to reach, to get into
Simple movements

Morphemic analysis

забраться
prefix: за
root: бр
suffix: а
ending: ть
suffix: ся

Etymology

за + брать + ся - prefix + to take + reflexive suffix

The imperfective aspect

забира́ться [za-bee-rá-tsa] Verb , imperfective
to climb, to reach, to get into

Examples of "To climb" in Russian

  • Кот забра́лся на де́рево и не хоте́л слеза́ть ни в каку́ю.

    kot za-brál-sya na dyé-ree-va ee nye ha-tyél slee-zát' nee f ka-kú-yu

    The cat climbed a tree and did not want to get down for anything.

  • Про́шлой но́чью кто-то забра́лся в о́фис и пыта́лся откры́ть сейф, хотя́ и безуспе́шно.

    prósh-laî nóch'-yu kto-ta za-brál-sya v ó-fees ee py-tál-sya atk-ryt' syéîf, ha-tyá ee beez-us-pyésh-na

    Last night, someone broke into the office and tried to open the safe, albeit without success.

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