Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From валя́ти (valjáty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian валя́ться (valjátʹsja), Belarusian валя́цца (valjácca), Polish walać się.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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валя́тися (valjátysjaimpf

  1. to lie, to lie about, to lie around (idly or due to illness or exhaustion)
  2. to lie idle
  3. to lie about, to lie around, to be strewn (untidily)
    валя́тися під нога́ми (idiomatic: of ideas, opportunities, resources, etc., to be readily accessible)
    valjátysja pid nohámy
    to be at one's fingertips, to be under one's nose, to lie at one's feet
    (literally, “to lie under one's feet”)
    на доро́зі/ву́лиці не валя́тися (idiomatic: to be rare and valuable)
    na dorózi/vúlyci ne valjátysja
    not to grow on trees, not to be a dime a dozen
    (literally, “not to lie on the road/street”)

Conjugation

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