баловаться

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Russian

Etymology

балова́ть (balovátʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

  • балова́ться: IPA(key): [bəɫɐˈvat͡sːə]
  • (nonstandard) ба́ловаться: IPA(key): [ˈbaɫəvət͡sə]

Verb

балова́ться or ба́ловаться (balovátʹsja or bálovatʹsjaimpf

  1. to frolic, to play about, to fool around, to get up to monkey tricks
    не балуйся!ne balujsja!don't be naughty/mischievous!
  2. to amuse oneself (with), to dabble (in/at)
    баловаться жи́вописьюbalovatʹsja žívopisʹjuto dabble at/in painting
  3. to indulge (in), to treat oneself (to)
    баловаться чайко́мbalovatʹsja čajkómto treat oneself to some tea; have tea
    баловаться вы́пивкойbalovatʹsja výpivkojto indulge in drinking
  4. (colloquial) to have sex, to fool about (with), to mess (with)
  5. (deprecated template usage) passive of балова́ть (balovátʹ)
    Perfectives: избалова́ться (izbalovátʹsja), побалова́ться (pobalovátʹsja)

Conjugation

or (nonstandard)