загадывать

Russian

Etymology

загада́ть (zagadátʹ) + -ывать (-yvatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐˈɡadɨvətʲ]

Verb

зага́дывать (zagádyvatʹ) impf (perfective загада́ть)

  1. (riddle) to set, to offer
    зага́дывать зага́дкиzagádyvatʹ zagádkito ask riddles
  2. to think (of)
    загада́йте число́zagadájte čislóthink of a number
  3. (colloquial) to make plans, to plan ahead
    зага́дывать на бу́дущееzagádyvatʹ na búduščejeto try to predict events; guess at the future
    не бу́дем зага́дыватьne búdem zagádyvatʹlet's not make plans too early

Conjugation

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