зайнятися

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From зайня́ти (zajnjáty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian занима́ться (zanimátʹsja), Polish zajmować się.

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Verb

зайня́тися (zajnjátysjapf (imperfective займа́тися)

  1. to be occupied, to keep oneself occupied, to keep oneself busy, to busy oneself (with), to be engaged (in)
  2. to deal with (to take action with respect to)
  3. to study
    Вона́ займа́ється украї́нською мо́вою.Voná zajmájetʹsja ukrajínsʹkoju móvoju.She is studying the Ukrainian language.

Conjugation

Verb

зайня́тися (zajnjátysjapf (imperfective займа́тися) (third person only)

  1. to catch fire (begin burning)
    Synonyms: загорі́тися pf (zahorítysja), запала́ти pf (zapaláty), спалахну́ти pf (spalaxnúty), ви́бухнути pf (výbuxnuty)
  2. to break (dawn, morning)
  3. to blush, to flush
  4. to flare up

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