зря

See also: зра

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zrʲa/

Verb

(deprecated template usage) зря • (zrja)

1. (deprecated template usage) Second-person singular aorist indicative form of зра.
2. (deprecated template usage) Third-person singular aorist indicative form of зра.

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Russian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zrʲa]

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Adverb

зря • (zrja)

1. (colloquial) in vain, to no avail, for nothing

   Зря ты э́то сказа́л. Тепе́рь весь го́род бу́дет знать.

   Zrja ty éto skazál. Tepérʹ vesʹ górod búdet znatʹ.

   You shouldn't have said that. Now the whole town will know.

   Зря мы стара́лись. Всё равно́ никто́ не оцени́л.

   Zrja my starálisʹ. Vsjo ravnó niktó ne oceníl.

   All our efforts were in vain. Nobody appreciated them.

Synonyms

• зазря́ (zazrjá)
• напра́сно (naprásno)

Participle

зря́ • (zrjá)

1. (deprecated template usage) present adverbial imperfective participle of зреть (zretʹ)