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Etymology

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брать (bratʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbrat͡sːə]
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Verb

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бра́ться (brátʹsjaimpf (perfective взя́ться)

  1. to take something with hands, to take (mutually, together) (e.g. each other's hands)
  2. to set about; to undertake [with за (za, + accusative) ‘a task’]
  3. (colloquial) to appear, to emerge
  4. passive of брать (bratʹ)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • браться in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru