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Russian
Etymology
жить (žitʹ) + -ивать (-ivatʹ)
Pronunciation
Verb
жива́ть • (živátʹ) impf
- (colloquial) to live (repeatedly or frequently); iterative of жить (žitʹ)
1831, Александр Пушкин, Барышня-крестьянка; English translation from Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, transl., The Young Lady Peasant, New York: Vintage Books, 2016:Те из мои́х чита́телей, кото́рые не жива́ли в дере́внях, не мо́гут себе́ вообрази́ть, что за пре́лесть э́ти уе́здные ба́рышни!- Te iz moíx čitátelej, kotóryje ne živáli v derévnjax, ne mógut sebé voobrazítʹ, što za prélestʹ éti ujézdnyje báryšni!
- Those of my readers who have never lived in the country cannot imagine how charming these provincial young ladies are!
Usage notes
- This is an iterative verb, and in standard language is conjugated only in the infinitive and the past tense.
Conjugation
Conjugation of жива́ть (class 1a imperfective intransitive iterative)