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Russian word of the day: Перестать

Sep 27, 2021 (see all)
переста́ть
[ pee-ree-stát' ]
Verb , perfective
Often used with the Accusative
Imperfective - перестава́ть
to stop, to cease, to quit
Daily actions in Russian

Examples

  • Он слегка́ увлёкся и переста́л обраща́ть внима́ние на происходя́щее вокру́г.

    on sleeh-ká uv-lyók-sya ee pee-rees-tál ab-ra-schát' vnee-má-nee-ye na pra-ees-ha-dyá-schye-ye vak-rúk

    He got a little carried away and stopped paying attention to what was happening around him.

  • Им пора́ переста́ть ве́рить в ска́зки, кото́рыми их корми́ли всю жизнь.

    eem pa-rá pee-rees-tát' vyé-reet' f skás-kee, ka-tó-ry-mee eeh kar-meé-lee fsyu zheezn'

    It is time for them to stop believing in the fairy tales that they were fed with all their lives.

Перестать - Conjugation
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Same stem words

отста́ть [at-stát'] Verb , perfective
to lag behind; (about a clock) to be slow; to lose touch; to come off; to leave alone

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