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Belarusian
Etymology
From Old Belarusian сѧ (sja), from Old East Slavic сѧ (sę), from Proto-Slavic *sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European *swé.
Suffix
-ся • (-sja)
- Reflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and infinitives to make a reflexive, reciprocal, intransitive or passive verb.
Usage notes
- The suffix is typically assimilated with the ending -ць (infinitive or personal endings), e.g. смяя́цца (smjajácca, “to laugh”), смяе́цца (smjajécca, “(he, she, it) laughs”), смяю́цца (smjajúcca, “(they) laughs”)
Derived terms
Russian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old East Slavic сѧ (sę), from Proto-Slavic *sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European *swé. It is considered the shortened form of себя́ (sebjá). Compare Belarusian and Ukrainian -ся (-sja), or Italian -si.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ся • (-sja)
- Reflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and infinitives to make a reflexive, reciprocal, intransitive or passive verb.
Usage notes
- After a vowel, -ся is usually contracted to -сь, except when attached to an adjectival participle:
- мы́ться (mýtʹsja, “to wash oneself”), мо́ется (mójetsja, “ washes himself”)
- мо́юсь (mójusʹ, “ wash myself”)
- мы́вшаяся (mývšajasja, “having been washing herself”).
- When affixed to an infinitive -ть (-tʹ) or the 3rd-person singular or plural -т (-t), it merges with the /tʲ/ or /t/ into the affricate /ts/ and palatalization is lost: .
Derived terms
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old East Slavic сѧ (sę), from Proto-Slavic *sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European *swé.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ся • (-sja)
- Reflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and infinitives to make a reflexive, reciprocal, intransitive or passive verb.
Usage notes
-ся can be optionally contracted to -сь when used after a vowel.
Derived terms