prefix: с
root: тесн
suffix: я
ending: ть
suffix: ся
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"To feel shy" in Russian
Russian word of the day | Oct 20, 2022 (see all)
стесня́ться
[ stees-nyá-tsa ]
to feel / be shy / self-conscious / embarrassed; to hesitate
Morphemic analysis
стесняться
Etymology
тесный - tight, cramped; close, intimate
Examples of "To feel shy" in Russian
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Она́ стесня́лась выступа́ть на пу́блике.
a-ná stees-nyá-las' vys-tu-pát' na púb-lee-kye
She was shy speaking in public.
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Он никогда́ не стесня́лся выска́зывать вслух своё мне́ние и не скрыва́л свои́х убежде́ний.
on nee-kag-dá nye stees-nyál-sya vy-ská-zy-vat' fsluh sva-yó mnyé-nee ee nye skry-vál sva-éeh u-beezh-dyé-neeî
He never hesitated to speak his mind and did not hide his convictions.
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