заражаться

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Russian

Etymology

заража́ть (zaražátʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

Verb

заража́ться (zaražátʹsjaimpf (perfective зарази́ться)

  1. to catch, to contract, to be infected (with)
    заража́ться от кого́-либоzaražátʹsja ot kovó-liboto get the infection from someone
    заража́ться гри́ппомzaražátʹsja gríppomto catch/contract flu/grippe
  2. (emotions, mood, ideas etc) to be infected/contaminated (with, by)
    заража́ться всео́бщим энтузиа́змомzaražátʹsja vseóbščim entuziázmomto be infected by everybody's enthusiasm
    заража́ться пра́выми взгля́дамиzaražátʹsja právymi vzgljádamito be contaminated by right-wing ideas
  3. passive of заража́ть (zaražátʹ)

Conjugation