заиграть

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Russian

Etymology

за- (za-) +‎ игра́ть (igrátʹ)

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Verb

заигра́ть • (zaigrátʹ) pf (imperfective заи́грывать)

  1. to begin to play
  2. to begin to sparkle
  3. to look to advantage, to stand out
  4. (a record, tape recorder etc.) to spoil/wear out by playing
  5. to run down, to exhaust, to overuse, to overwear (by repetition)
  6. (colloquial) to appropriate, to help oneself (to), to hook

Conjugation

Conjugation of заигра́ть (class 1a perfective transitive)
Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
perfective aspect
infinitive заигра́ть
zaigrátʹ
participles present tense past tense
active — заигра́вший
zaigrávšij
passive — заи́гранный
zaígrannyj
adverbial — заигра́в
zaigráv,
заигра́вши
zaigrávši
present tense future tense
1st singular (я) — заигра́ю
zaigráju
2nd singular (ты) — заигра́ешь
zaigráješʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) — заигра́ет
zaigrájet
1st plural (мы) — заигра́ем
zaigrájem
2nd plural (вы) — заигра́ете
zaigrájete
3rd plural (они́) — заигра́ют
zaigrájut
imperative singular plural
заигра́й
zaigráj		 заигра́йте
zaigrájte
past tense singular plural
(мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он) заигра́л
zaigrál		 заигра́ли
zaigráli
feminine (я/ты/она́) заигра́ла
zaigrála
neuter (оно́) заигра́ло
zaigrálo

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