сказать

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Russian

Etymology

Perfective form of archaic Russian каза́ть (kazátʹ), from Proto-Slavic *kazati.

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Verb

сказа́ть (skazátʹpf (imperfective говори́ть)

  1. to say, to tell
    • 2007, “Скажи́ [Skaží]”, performed by Сплин (Splean):
      Скажи́, что я её люблю́
      Без неё вся жизнь равна́ нулю́
      Skaží, što ja jejó ljubljú
      Bez nejó vsja žiznʹ ravná nuljú
      Tell her that I love her
      Without her all life amounts to nothing
    • Russian Synodal Bible, Mark 2.9:
      Что легче? сказать ли расслабленному: «прощаются тебе грехи»? или сказать: «встань, возьми свою постель и ходи»?
      Što lexče? skazatʹ li rasslablennomu: «proščajutsja tebe grexi»? ili skazatʹ: «vstanʹ, vozʹmi svoju postelʹ i xodi»?
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