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Russian
Etymology
на- (na-) + -ня́ть (-njátʹ)
Pronunciation
Verb
наня́ть • (nanjátʹ) pf (imperfective нанима́ть)
- to hire, to engage
- to rent, to lodge
1840, Михаил Лермонтов , “Княжна Мери. 11-го мая.”, in Герой нашего времени; English translation from Martin Parker, transl., A Hero of Our Time, Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1951:Вчера́ я прие́хал в Пятиго́рск, на́нял кварти́ру на краю́ го́рода, на са́мом высо́ком ме́сте, у подо́швы Машу́ка: во вре́мя грозы́ облака́ бу́дут спуска́ться до мое́й кро́вли.- Včerá ja prijéxal v Pjatigórsk, nánjal kvartíru na krajú góroda, na sámom vysókom méste, u podóšvy Mašúka: vo vrémja grozý oblaká búdut spuskátʹsja do mojéj króvli.
- Yesterday I arrived in Pyatigorsk and rented quarters in the outskirts at the foot of Mashuk; this is the highest part of the town, so high that the clouds will reach down to my roof during thunderstorms.
Conjugation
Conjugation of наня́ть (class 14b/c① perfective transitive)