заразиться

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Russian

Etymology

зарази́ть (zarazítʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

Verb

зарази́ться (zarazítʹsjapf (imperfective заража́ться)

  1. to catch, to contract, to be infected (with)
    зарази́ться от кого́-либоzarazítʹsja ot kovó-liboto get the infection from someone
    зарази́ться гри́ппомzarazítʹsja gríppomto catch/contract flu/grippe
  2. (emotions, mood, ideas etc) to be infected/contaminated (with, by)
    зарази́ться всео́бщим энтузиа́змомzarazítʹsja vseóbščim entuziázmomto be infected by everybody's enthusiasm
    зарази́ться пра́выми взгля́дамиzarazítʹsja právymi vzgljádamito be contaminated by right-wing ideas
  3. passive of зарази́ть (zarazítʹ)

Conjugation