хлопотать

Russian

Alternative forms

  • клопота́ть (klopotátʹ)

Etymology

  • Old Church Slavonic клопотъ (klopotŭ) + -ать (-atʹ). Originally as клопота́ть (klopotátʹ). Cognates include Bulgarian клопотя́ (klopotjá, to bring to tears), Czech klороtаti (to knock).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xləpɐˈtatʲ]
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Verb

хлопота́ть (xlopotátʹ) impf (perfective похлопота́ть or захлопота́ть)

  1. to bustle about, to diligently do things
  2. to hustle, to fuss
  3. to try to achieve
    не хлопочи́теne xlopočítedon't bother
  4. to try to help, to intercede (for), to plead (for) (usually with the authorities)

Conjugation

Derived terms

imperfective

  • выхлопа́тывать (vyxlopátyvatʹ)
  • (no equivalent)
  • (no equivalent)
  • исхлопа́тывать (isxlopátyvatʹ)
  • (no equivalent)
  • (no equivalent)
  • отхлопа́тывать (otxlopátyvatʹ)
  • (no equivalent)
  • (no equivalent)
  • (no equivalent)
  • (no equivalent)

perfective

  • вы́хлопотать (výxlopotatʹ)
  • захлопота́ть (zaxlopotátʹ)
  • захлопота́ться (zaxlopotátʹsja)
  • исхлопота́ть (isxlopotátʹ)
  • исхлопота́ться (isxlopotátʹsja)
  • нахлопота́ться (naxlopotátʹsja)
  • отхлопота́ть (otxlopotátʹ)
  • похлопота́ть (poxlopotátʹ)
  • прохлопота́ть (proxlopotátʹ)
  • расхлопота́ться (rasxlopotátʹsja)
  • схлопота́ть (sxlopotátʹ)
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