заступитися

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From заступи́ти (zastupýty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian заступи́ться (zastupítʹsja), Belarusian заступі́цца (zastupícca).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zɐstʊˈpɪtesʲɐ]
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Verb

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заступи́тися (zastupýtysjapf (imperfective заступа́тися)

  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 запо́внитися pf (zapóvnytysja, to fill up)
  3. passive of заступи́ти pf (zastupýty)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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