заняться

Russian

Etymology

заня́ть (zanjátʹ) + -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐˈnʲat͡sːə]
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Verb

заня́ться (zanjátʹsja) pf (imperfective занима́ться)

  1. to study, to learn
    Он заня́лся ру́сским языко́м
    On zanjálsja rússkim jazykóm
    He started to study Russian.
  2. to be occupied with, to engage in
    заня́ться спо́ртомzanjátʹsja spórtomto participate in sports, to go in for sports
  3. passive of заня́ть (zanjátʹ)

Usage notes

  • Colloquial pronunciation often puts the stress on the prefix in the past masculine, neuter, and plural, i.e. за́нялся, за́нялось, за́нялись.

Conjugation

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