касаться

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic касатисѧ (kasatisę), from Proto-Slavic *kasati + reflexive *sę.

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Verb

каса́ться (kasátʹsjaimpf (perfective косну́ться)

  1. to touch
    Synonyms: тро́гать (trógatʹ), дотра́гиваться (dotrágivatʹsja)
    Каса́емся ко́нчиком языка́ ве́рхней губы́.
    Kasájemsja kónčikom jazyká vérxnej gubý.
    We touch the upper lip with the tip of the tongue. (from "Малыш учится говорить - The baby is learning to speak" by Anna Gerasimova)
  2. to concern, to have to do with
    Э́то тебя́ не каса́ется.Éto tebjá ne kasájetsja.This doesn't concern you.
    • 1887, Anton Chekhov, Мститель [An Avenger]‎:
      Что касает самоубийц, то, мсье, я не знаю лучшей системы...
      Što kasajet samoubijc, to, msʹje, ja ne znaju lučšej sistemy...
      When it comes to committing suicide, well, monsieur, I don't know a better model...

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