подступиться

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Russian

Etymology

подступи́ть (podstupítʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

Verb

подступи́ться (podstupítʹsjapf (imperfective подступа́ться)

  1. to come (near), to approach, to get access (to), to find a way of access (to)
    к нему́ не подступи́тьсяk nemú ne podstupítʹsjahe is quite inaccessible/unapproachable; you can't get anywhere near him
  2. to approach, to set (about), to find a way to deal/cope (with)
    не зна́ю, как (с како́го боку) подступи́ться к э́той зада́чеne znáju, kak (s kakóvo boku) podstupítʹsja k étoj zadáčeI don't know how to approach (set about) the problem
  3. to afford
    к э́той ве́щи нам не подступи́тьсяk étoj véšči nam ne podstupítʹsjait is quite beyond our means; we can't afford this

Conjugation