взятися

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

From взя́ти (vzjáty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian взя́ться (vzjátʹsja), Polish wziąć się.

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Verb

взя́тися (vzjátysjapf (imperfective бра́тися)

  1. to grasp, to take hold of (with one's hands)
    взя́тися за ру́киvzjátysja za rúkyto take each other's hands
    взя́тися за го́ловуvzjátysja za hólovuto take one's head in one's hands
  2. to take up (to pick up: tool, object to be worked upon, etc.)
  3. to set about, to set to, to start, to undertake (to start doing or to devote oneself to some task)
  4. to set about dealing with, to tackle
  5. (figuratively, rare) to resort to, to take to
    Synonym: вда́тися pf (vdátysja)
  6. (dated) to take each other in marriage
  7. to appear, to emerge (somewhere or from somewhere)
    Synonyms: з'яви́тися pf (zʺjavýtysja), ви́никнути pf (výnyknuty)
    Зві́дки взя́вся цей ви́слів?Zvídky vzjávsja cej výsliv?Where did this expression appear from?
    Взя́вся моро́з.Vzjávsja moróz.Frost appeared/set in/took hold.
  8. to take (to adhere, to stick)
  9. to take on

Usage notes

  • The forms взя́тися (vzjátysja) (used after vowels) and узя́тися (uzjátysja) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

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