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играть

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgrati. Cognate to Serbo-Croatian ȉgrati and Czech hrát.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɪˈɡratʲ]
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Verb

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игра́ть • (igrátʹ) impf (perfective сыгра́ть or поигра́ть, verbal noun (nomen agentis) игре́ц or (nomen agentis) игру́н or (nomen agentis) игру́нка)

  1. (intransitive) to play
  2. to play [with в (v, + accusative) ‘a sport or game’]
    игра́ть в футбо́л ― igrátʹ v futból ― to play football
    игра́ть в видеои́гры ― igrátʹ v videoígry ― to play video games
    игра́ть в ка́рты ― igrátʹ v kárty ― to play cards
  3. to play [with на (na, + prepositional) ‘a musical instrument’]
    игра́ть на гита́ре ― igrátʹ na gitáre ― to play the guitar
    игра́ть на пиани́но ― igrátʹ na pianíno ― to play the piano
  4. to take advantage of [with на (na, + prepositional) ‘someone's emotions, feelings, etc.’]
    игра́ть на инсти́нктах ― igrátʹ na instínktax ― to play on someone's instincts
    игра́ть на эмо́циях ― igrátʹ na emócijax ― to play on someone's emotions
  5. to play, to perform [with accusative ‘a song, a composer, etc.’]
    игра́ть Шу́берта ― igrátʹ Šúberta ― to play Schubert
    игра́ть со́ло ― igrátʹ sólo ― to perform a solo
    игра́ть пе́сню ― igrátʹ pésnju ― to play a song
    игра́ть ва́льс ― igrátʹ válʹs ― to play a waltz
  6. to act, to play [with accusative ‘a role, a character in a film or play, etc.’]
    игра́ть ро́ль ― igrátʹ rólʹ ― to play a role
    игра́ть Ю́лия Це́заря ― igrátʹ Júlija Cézarja ― to play Julius Caesar
  7. to deal with (something) in a careless, irresponsible or contemptuous way [with instrumental or с (s, + instrumental) ‘something’]
    игра́ть жи́знями люде́й ― igrátʹ žíznjami ljudéj ― to play with people's lives
    игра́ть c огнём ― igrátʹ c ognjóm ― to play with fire
  8. to play, to pretend to be or do (often as a children's game) [with в (v, + accusative) ‘something’]
    игра́ть в ковбо́ев ― igrátʹ v kovbójev ― to play cowboys
    игра́ть в пека́рню ― igrátʹ v pekárnju ― to play bakery
  9. to play for a team, or as a character or faction in a game [with за (za, + accusative)]
    игра́ть за Спарта́к ― igrátʹ za Sparták ― to play for Spartak
    игра́ть за Марио ― igrátʹ za Mario ― to play as Mario
  10. (intransitive, figuratively) to flit, flicker or shimmer [with на (na, + prepositional) or в (v, + prepositional) ‘on/in something’]
    со́лнце игра́ло на пове́рхности воды́ ― sólnce igrálo na povérxnosti vodý ― the Sun played on the surface of the water
    улы́бка игра́ла на его лице́ ― ulýbka igrála na jevo licé ― a smile flitted across his face
    бриллиа́нт чуде́сно игра́л на свету́ ― brilliánt čudésno igrál na svetú ― the diamond shimmered wonderfully in the light

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • → Komi-Zyrian: играйтны (igrajtny) — Izhma, Vym

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