ломаться

Russian

Etymology

лома́ть (lomátʹ) + -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lɐˈmat͡sːə]
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Verb

лома́ться (lomátʹsja) impf (perfective слома́ться or полома́ться)

  1. (intransitive) to break, to break up, to fracture, to split
  2. (intransitive) to break down (of a device, etc.)
  3. (figuratively) to collapse, to fall apart
  4. to crack, to break (of the voice)
  5. (colloquial) to pose, to mince, to pretend
    Perfective: полома́ться (polomátʹsja) (only)
  6. (colloquial) to be obstinate, to cause difficulties, to refuse to agree
    Он до́лго лома́лся, но пото́м мы его́ уговори́ли пойти́ с на́ми.
    On dólgo lomálsja, no potóm my jevó ugovoríli pojtí s námi.
    He was pigheaded for a long time but then we convinced him to come with us.
    Perfective: полома́ться (polomátʹsja) (only)
  7. passive of лома́ть (lomátʹ)

Usage notes

The perfective слома́ться (slomátʹsja) refers to one single complete act, while полома́ться (polomátʹsja) refers to a complete stretch of either multiple acts or a continuous act.

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