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Russian
Etymology
деть (detʹ) + -ся (-sja)
Pronunciation
Verb
де́ться • (détʹsja) pf (imperfective дева́ться)
- (colloquial) to disappear, to vanish, to get lost
- Synonyms: исче́знуть (isčéznutʹ), пропа́сть (propástʹ), потеря́ться (poterjátʹsja)
Куда́ де́лись мои́ очки́?- Kudá délisʹ moí očkí?
- Where did I put my glasses? / What did I do with my glasses?
- (literally, “Where did my glasses disappear to?”)
- (colloquial) to hide, to escape, to get away
- Synonym: подева́ться (podevátʹsja)
Она́ не зна́ла, куда́ де́ться от стыда́.- Oná ne znála, kudá détʹsja ot stydá.
- She did not know where to hide out of embarrassment.
Куда́ мне де́ться?- Kudá mne détʹsja?
- Where shall I go? Where can I hide?
- не́куда де́ться ― nékuda détʹsja ― there is nowhere to go
- passive of деть (detʹ)
Conjugation
Conjugation of де́ться (class 15a perfective reflexive)