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Russian word of the day: Разгоняться

Sep 06, 2023 (see all)
разгоня́ться
[ raz-ga-nyá-tsa ]
Verb , imperfective
Perfective - разогна́ться
to take a run, to gather momentum/speed, to accelerate

Morphemic analysis

разгоняться
prefix: раз
root: гон
suffix: я
ending: ть
suffix: ся

Etymology

гнать - to speed along
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Examples

  • Э́тот автомоби́ль спосо́бен разгоня́ться до ста киломе́тров в час за четы́ре секу́нды.

    é-tat af-ta-ma-béel' spa-só-been raz-ga-nyá-tsa da sta kee-la-myét-raf f chas za chee-tý-rye see-kún-dy

    This car is capable of accelerating to 100 km/h in 4 seconds.

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  • Во мно́гих стра́нах начина́ющие води́тели не име́ют пра́ва разгоня́ться быстре́е пяти́десяти киломе́тров в час.

    va mnó-geeh strá-nah na-chee-ná-yu-schee-ye va-dée-tee-lee nye ee-myé-yut prá-va raz-ga-nyá-tsa byst-ryé-ye pya-tee-dee-see-tee kee-la-myét-raf f chas

    In many countries, novice drivers are not allowed to accelerate faster than 50 kilometers per hour.

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Same stem words

го́нщик [gón'-scheek] Noun , masculine
racer, racing driver, pilot
наперегонки́ [na-pee-ree-gan-kee] Adverb
racing one another; competing in speed
to overtake

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