зря
See also: зра
Bulgarian
editPronunciation
editVerb
editзря • (zrja)
- second/third-person singular aorist indicative of зра (zra)
Russian
editEtymology
editFrom Old East Slavic *зьрѧ, adverbial participle of зреть, originally “idly looking”.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editзря • (zrja)
- (colloquial) in vain, to no avail, for nothing
- Synonyms: зазря́ (zazrjá), напра́сно (naprásno)
- Зря мы стара́лись. Всё равно́ никто́ не оцени́л. ― Zrja my starálisʹ. Vsjo ravnó niktó ne oceníl. ― All our efforts were in vain. Nobody appreciated them.
- mistakenly, making a mistake (used to indicate someone ought not to do/think/etc. something, or to express the sentiment that it's too bad that they do)
Participle
editзря́ • (zrjá)
- present adverbial imperfective participle of зреть (zretʹ)
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