якать

Russian

Etymology

я (ja) +‎ -кать (-katʹ)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈjakətʲ]

Verb

я́кать • (jákatʹ) impf (perfective я́кнуть)

(linguistics) to pronounce an unstressed /e/ or /a/ after a palatalised consonant before the stressed syllable as /a/ rather than /i/
(colloquial) to use too much the pronoun я (ja, “I, me”); to talk too much about oneself

Usage notes

An example is pronouncing несли́ (neslí) as [nʲas⁽ʲ⁾ˈlʲi], not [nʲɪs⁽ʲ⁾ˈlʲi].
This pronunciation occurs in some Russian dialects (only where а́канье (ákanʹje) is also present) and in standard Belarusian.

Conjugation

Conjugation of я́кать (class 1a imperfective intransitive)

Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
imperfective aspect
infinitive	я́кать jákatʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	я́кающий jákajuščij	я́кавший jákavšij
passive	—	—
adverbial	я́кая jákaja	я́кав jákav, я́кавши jákavši
	present tense	future tense
1st singular (я)	я́каю jákaju	бу́ду я́кать búdu jákatʹ
2nd singular (ты)	я́каешь jákaješʹ	бу́дешь я́кать búdešʹ jákatʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́)	я́кает jákajet	бу́дет я́кать búdet jákatʹ
1st plural (мы)	я́каем jákajem	бу́дем я́кать búdem jákatʹ
2nd plural (вы)	я́каете jákajete	бу́дете я́кать búdete jákatʹ
3rd plural (они́)	я́кают jákajut	бу́дут я́кать búdut jákatʹ
imperative	singular	plural
	я́кай jákaj	я́кайте jákajte
past tense	singular	plural (мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он)	я́кал jákal	я́кали jákali
feminine (я/ты/она́)	я́кала jákala
neuter (оно́)	я́кало jákalo

Derived terms

я́канье (jákanʹje), я́кание (jákanije)

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