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-овать

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Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ovati.

    Pronunciation

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    • -овать: IPA(key): [əvətʲ]
    • -ова́ть: IPA(key): [ɐˈvatʲ]

    Suffix

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    -овать or -ова́ть (-ovatʹ or -ovátʹ)

    1. Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives, or foreign verbs.
      штраф (štraf, fine) + ‎-ова́ть (-ovátʹ) → ‎штрафова́ть (štrafovátʹ, to fine)
      ре́вн(ость) (révn(ostʹ), jealousy) + ‎-ова́ть (-ovátʹ) → ‎ревнова́ть (revnovátʹ, to be jealous)
      German integrieren (to integrate) + ‎-овать (-ovatʹ) → ‎интегри́ровать (intɛgrírovatʹ, to integrate)

    Usage notes

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    • This suffix is very frequently added to German words ending in -ieren (borrowed in turn from French -er), producing the combined suffix -и́ровать (-írovatʹ), which has taken on a life of its own.

    Conjugation

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    Derived terms

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