якать

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Russian

Etymology

я (ja) +‎ -кать (-katʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

я́кать • (jákatʹ) impf (perfective я́кнуть)

  1. (linguistics) to pronounce an unstressed /e/ or /a/ after a palatalised consonant before the stressed syllable as /a/ rather than /i/
  2. (colloquial) to use too much the pronoun я (ja, “I, me”); to talk too much about oneself

Usage notes

  • An example is pronouncing несли́ (neslí) as , not .
  • This pronunciation occurs in some Russian dialects (only where а́канье (ákanʹje) is also present) and in standard Belarusian.

Conjugation

Conjugation of я́кать (class 1a imperfective intransitive)
Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
imperfective aspect
infinitive я́кать
jákatʹ
participles present tense past tense
active я́кающий
jákajuščij		 я́кавший
jákavšij
passive — —
adverbial я́кая
jákaja		 я́кав
jákav,
я́кавши
jákavši
present tense future tense
1st singular (я) я́каю
jákaju		 бу́ду я́кать
búdu jákatʹ
2nd singular (ты) я́каешь
jákaješʹ		 бу́дешь я́кать
búdešʹ jákatʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) я́кает
jákajet		 бу́дет я́кать
búdet jákatʹ
1st plural (мы) я́каем
jákajem		 бу́дем я́кать
búdem jákatʹ
2nd plural (вы) я́каете
jákajete		 бу́дете я́кать
búdete jákatʹ
3rd plural (они́) я́кают
jákajut		 бу́дут я́кать
búdut jákatʹ
imperative singular plural
я́кай
jákaj		 я́кайте
jákajte
past tense singular plural
(мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он) я́кал
jákal		 я́кали
jákali
feminine (я/ты/она́) я́кала
jákala
neuter (оно́) я́кало
jákalo

Derived terms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia