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"To save up" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Mar 22, 2022 (see all)

копи́ть

[ ka-péet' ]

Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Accusative
Perfective - накопи́ть

to save up, to put by; to store up, to lay up; to accumulate, to amass

Morphemic analysis

копить

root: коп
suffix: и
ending: ть

A common Slavic word derived from "cop" (an ancient measure of 60 units), akin to the Czech kopiti (piling up, raking).

Ма́льчик стал копи́ть де́ньги, кото́рые роди́тели дава́ли ему́ на карма́нные расхо́ды.

mál'-cheek stal ka-péet' dyén'-gee, ka-tó-ry-ye ra-dée-tee-lee da-vá-lee ye-mú na kar-mán-ny-ye ras-hó-dy

The boy began to save money that his parents gave him for pocket expenses.
Наро́д копи́л раздраже́ние, пока́ тяжёлая экономи́ческая ситуа́ция не спровоци́ровала восста́ние.

na-rót ka-péel raz-dra-zhé-nee-ye, pa-ká tee-zhó-la-ya e-ka-na-mée-chees-ka-ya see-tu-á-tsee-ya nye spra-va-tsée-ra-va-la vas-tá-nee-ye

The people were becoming more and more irritated until the difficult economic situation provoked an uprising.