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Russian word of the day: Забираться

Jul 12, 2022 (see all)
забира́ться
[ za-bee-rá-tsa ]
Verb , imperfective
Perfective - забра́ться (see below)
to climb, to reach, to get into

Morphemic analysis

забираться
prefix: за
root: бир
suffix: а
ending: ть
suffix: ся

Etymology

брать - to take

The perfective aspect

to climb, to creep, to reach, to get into
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Examples

  • Учи́лась она́ не о́чень хорошо́, люби́ла забира́ться куда́ не сле́дует, а на уро́ках зева́ла.

    u-chée-las' a-ná nye ó-cheen' ha-ra-shó, lyu-bée-la za-bee-rá-tsa ku-dá nye slyé-du-yet, a na u-ró-kah zee-vá-la

    She did not study very well, liked to go where she shouldn’t, and yawned in class.

  • Ве́тер забира́лся к нему́ в рукава́ и в штани́ны.

    vyé-teer za-bee-rál-sya k nee-mú v ru-ka-vá ee f shta-née-ny

    The wind was getting into his sleeves and pants.

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