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Russian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-чивый • (-čivyj)
- Used to form adjectives from nouns, verbs, and other adjectives with the meaning "having the characteristic of X".
- настоя́ть (nastojátʹ, “to insist”) + -чивый (-čivyj) → насто́йчивый (nastójčivyj, “insistent, persistent”)
- разговори́ть (razgovorítʹ, “to draw into conversation”) + -чивый (-čivyj) → разгово́рчивый (razgovórčivyj, “talkative”)
- сговори́ться (sgovorítʹsja, “to reach an agreement with”) + -чивый (-čivyj) → сгово́рчивый (sgovórčivyj, “amenable”)
- уступи́ть (ustupítʹ, “to yield”) + -чивый (-čivyj) → усту́пчивый (ustúpčivyj, “amenable, compliant”)
Declension
Declension of -чивый (short class a)
Derived terms