твоя взяла

Russian

Etymology

Literally "your (side) took (the win, victory)".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tvɐˈja vzʲɪˈɫa]

Phrase

твоя́ взяла́ • (tvojá vzjalá)

1. (colloquial) you win (said in recognition of defeat upon realising another person has the upper hand in something)

Usage notes

Can also be used with other possessive pronouns (моя́ (mojá), ва́ша (váša), на́ша (náša)) and other forms of the verbs взять (vzjatʹ) or брать (bratʹ) (возьмёт (vozʹmjót), берёт (berjót)), though this is less common.