ёрзать
Russian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁erǵʰ- (“mount (sexually), cover, copulate”). Cognate to Lithuanian er̃žilas, ar̃žilas (“stallion”), aržùs (“hot-tempered, lustful”), Old Norse argr (“effeminate”), German arg (“bad”), English eerie.
Pronunciation
Verb
ёрзать • (jórzatʹ) impf (perfective заёрзать or поёрзать or ёрзнуть)
- to fidget, to squirm, to move restlessly (to twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment)
- Synonym: ело́зить (jelózitʹ)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ёрзать (class 1a imperfective intransitive)
| imperfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ёрзать jórzatʹ | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | ёрзающий jórzajuščij |
ёрзавший jórzavšij |
| passive | — | — |
| adverbial | ёрзая jórzaja |
ёрзав jórzav, ёрзавши jórzavši |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular (я) | ёрзаю jórzaju |
бу́ду ёрзать búdu jórzatʹ |
| 2nd singular (ты) | ёрзаешь jórzaješʹ |
бу́дешь ёрзать búdešʹ jórzatʹ |
| 3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) | ёрзает jórzajet |
бу́дет ёрзать búdet jórzatʹ |
| 1st plural (мы) | ёрзаем jórzajem |
бу́дем ёрзать búdem jórzatʹ |
| 2nd plural (вы) | ёрзаете jórzajete |
бу́дете ёрзать búdete jórzatʹ |
| 3rd plural (они́) | ёрзают jórzajut |
бу́дут ёрзать búdut jórzatʹ |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| ёрзай jórzaj |
ёрзайте jórzajte | |
| past tense | singular | plural (мы/вы/они́) |
| masculine (я/ты/он) | ёрзал jórzal |
ёрзали jórzali |
| feminine (я/ты/она́) | ёрзала jórzala | |
| neuter (оно́) | ёрзало jórzalo | |