загадывать

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Russian

Etymology

загада́ть (zagadátʹ) +‎ -ывать (-yvatʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

зага́дывать (zagádyvatʹimpf (perfective загада́ть)

  1. (riddle) to set, to offer
    зага́дывать зага́дкиzagádyvatʹ zagádkito ask riddles
  2. to think (of)
    зага́дывать число́zagádyvatʹ čislóto think of a number
    зага́дывать жела́ниеzagádyvatʹ želánijeto make a wish
  3. (colloquial) to make plans, to plan ahead
    зага́дывать на бу́дущееzagádyvatʹ na búduščejeto try to predict events; guess at the future
    не бу́дем зага́дыватьne búdem zagádyvatʹlet's not make plans too early

Conjugation