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Russian word of the day: Завидовать

Jun 05, 2018 (see all)
зави́довать
[ za-vée-da-vat' ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Dative
Perfective - позави́довать
to envy, to be envious / jealous
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Examples

  • Не обраща́й внима́ния, они́ про́сто тебе́ зави́дуют!

    nye ab-ra-scháî vnee-má-nee-ya, a-née prós-ta tee-byé za-vée-du-yut

    Do not pay attention, they just envy you!

  • Она́ всегда́ мне зави́довала.

    a-ná vseeg-dá mnye za-vée-da-va-la

    She always envied me.

Завидовать - Conjugation
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Same stem words

за́висть [zá-veest'] Noun , feminine
envy

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Related words
насу́питься to frown, to scowl
мандра́ж jitters
смири́ться to put up with, to resign oneself, to come to terms
сожале́ть to pity, to be sorry; to regret

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