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Russian word of the day: Заслужить

May 04, 2023 (see all)
заслужи́ть
[ za-slu-zhéet' ]
Verb , perfective
Often used with the Accusative
Imperfective - заслу́живать
to merit, to deserve; to win, to earn, to gain

Morphemic analysis

заслужить
prefix: за
root: служ
suffix: и
ending: ть

Etymology

служить - to serve

Examples

  • Она́ чу́вствовала, что заслужи́ла небольшо́й о́тдых.

    a-ná chúst-va-va-la, chto za-slu-zhée-la nee-bal'-shoî ót-dyh

    She felt she deserved a little rest.

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  • На э́том посту́ он показа́л высо́кую компете́нтность и заслужи́л всео́бщее одобре́ние.

    na é-tam pas-tú on pa-ka-zál vy-só-ku-yu kam-pee-tyént-nast' ee za-slu-zhéel fsee-óp-schee-ye a-dab-ryé-nee-ye

    In this post, he showed high competence and earned universal approval.

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Same stem words

to serve, to work as, to do one's duty

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