хвататься

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Russian

Etymology

хвата́ть (xvatátʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

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Verb

хвата́ться (xvatátʹsjaimpf (perfective хвати́ться or схвати́ться)

  1. to snatch (at), to grip, to pluck (at), to catch (at)
    хвата́ться за соло́минкуxvatátʹsja za solóminkucatch at a straw; clutch at straws
  2. to take up
    сто́лько дел - не зна́ешь за что хвата́ться
    stólʹko del - ne znáješʹ za što xvatátʹsja
    there are so many things to do, you don't know what to start with
  3. passive of хвата́ть (xvatátʹ)

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