іграць

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Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Belarusian играти (ihrati), from Old East Slavic играти (igrati), from Proto-Slavic *jьgrati. By surface analysis, ігра́ (ihrá) +‎ -аць (-acʹ).

Pronunciation

Verb

ігра́ць (ihrácʹimpf (perfective сыгра́ць or пайгра́ць)

  1. (transitive) to play (to perform something on a musical instrument)
    Хлопцы ігралі на балалайцы, а дзяўчаты спявалі.
    Xlópcy ihrali na balalajcy, a dzjaŭčaty spjavali.
    The boys played the balalaika while the girls sang.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to manipulate, to play (to use someone's feelings, inclinations, etc. to achieve certain goals)
  3. (transitive, intransitive) to play (to take part in a play, act on stage, in a movie)

Conjugation

References

  • іграць”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • іграць” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org