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Russian word of the day: Листать

Feb 07, 2023 (see all)
листа́ть
[ lees-tát' ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Accusative
Perfective - пролиста́ть
to turn over the pages, to leaf over / through

Morphemic analysis

листать
root: лист
suffix: а
ending: ть

Etymology

лист - page
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Examples

  • Он стал листа́ть кни́гу, ме́дленно перевора́чивая пожелте́вшие от вре́мени страни́цы.

    on stal lees-tát' knée-gu, myéd-leen-na pee-ree-va-rá-chee-va-ya pa-zheel-tyéf-shee-ye at vryé-mee-mee stra-née-tsy

    He leafed through the book, slowly turning the yellowed from time pages.

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  • Она́ сиде́ла в кре́сле, листа́я журна́л.

    a-ná see-dyé-la f-kryés-lye, lees-tá-ya zhur-nál

    She was sitting in an armchair leafing through a magazine.

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Same stem words

лист [leest] Noun , masculine
sheet; leaf

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