старацца

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Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starati sę. Cognate with Russian стара́ться (starátʹsja) and Ukrainian стара́тися (starátysja).

Pronunciation

Verb

стара́цца • (starácca) impf (perfective пастара́цца)

  1. to try, to attempt
  2. to endeavour/endeavor, to make an effort
  3. to pursue
  4. to strive

Usage notes

  • стара́цца (starácca) refers to a continued effort of trying, as opposed to a single attempt. For the act of trying a single time, see прабава́ць (prabavácʹ).

Conjugation

Conjugation of стара́цца (class 1a, imperfective, reflexive)
For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
imperfective aspect
infinitive стара́цца
starácca
participles present tense past tense
active — —
passive — —
adverbial стара́ючыся
starájučysja 		стара́ўшыся
staráŭšysja
present tense future tense
1st singular
я 		стара́юся
starájusja 		бу́ду стара́цца
búdu starácca
2nd singular
ты 		стара́ешся
staráješsja 		бу́дзеш стара́цца
búdzješ starácca
3rd singular
ён / яна́ / яно́ 		стара́ецца
starájecca 		бу́дзе стара́цца
búdzje starácca
1st plural
мы 		стара́емся
starájemsja 		бу́дзем стара́цца
búdzjem starácca
2nd plural
вы 		стара́ецеся
starájecjesja 		бу́дзеце стара́цца
búdzjecje starácca
3rd plural
яны́ 		стара́юцца
starájucca 		бу́дуць стара́цца
búducʹ starácca
imperative singular plural
second-person стара́йся
starájsja 		стара́йцеся
starájcjesja
past tense singular plural
мы / вы / яны́
masculine
я / ты / ён 		стара́ўся
staráŭsja 		стара́ліся
starálisja
feminine
я / ты / яна́ 		стара́лася
starálasja
neuter
яно́ 		стара́лася
starálasja

References

  • “старацца” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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