заступатися

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From заступа́ти (zastupáty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian заступа́ться (zastupátʹsja), Belarusian заступа́цца (zastupácca).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [zɐstʊˈpatesʲɐ]
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Verb edit

заступа́тися (zastupátysjaimpf (perfective заступи́тися)

  1. to intercede, to plead, to stand up, to stick up, to take up the cudgels (for/on behalf of — за + accusative)
  2. (third person only, dialectal) Synonym of запо́внюватися impf (zapóvnjuvatysja, to fill up)
  3. passive of заступа́ти impf (zastupáty)

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