Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *želěti.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʐɨˈlʲetʲ] (phonetic respelling: желе́ть)
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  • IPA(key): [ʐɐˈlʲetʲ] (non-standard)

Verb edit

жале́ть (žalétʹimpf (perfective пожале́ть)

  1. to feel sorry, to be sorry, to be sad (about something), to regret
  2. to pity, to commiserate
  3. to save, to spare (e.g. time, energy)
    не жале́я себя́ne žaléja sebjáselflessly, in a self-sacrificing manner (literally, “not sparing oneself”)

Conjugation edit

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Descendants edit

  • Ingrian: žaalivoija