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Etymology

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жени́ть (ženítʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʐɨˈnʲit͡sːə]
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Verb

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жени́ться (ženítʹsjaimpf or pf (perfective пожени́ться)

  1. to get married, to take as a wife [with на (na, + prepositional) ‘(to) a woman’]
    Он жени́лся на Ка́те по любви́.
    On ženílsja na Káte po ljubví.
    He married Katya for love.
  2. (io) to get married, to marry (of a couple)

Usage notes

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Conjugation

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imperfective:

perfective:

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