настроить

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Etymology

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на- (na-) +‎ стро́ить (stróitʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nɐˈstroɪtʲ]
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Verb

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настро́ить (nastróitʹpf (imperfective настра́ивать)

  1. (colloquial, perfective only) to build [with accusative or genitive ‘houses, buildings, etc. in quantity’]
  2. (music) to tune (a musical instrument)
    настра́ивать роя́льnastráivatʹ rojálʹto tune up a grand piano
  3. (radio, television) to tune (a radio or television)
  4. to put, to cause to be [with accusative ‘someone’ and на (na, + accusative) ‘in a specified mood’]
    настра́ивать жену́ в свою́ по́льзуnastráivatʹ ženú v svojú pólʹzuto win over one's wife (literally, “to cause one's wife to be in one's favor”)
  5. to incite [with accusative ‘someone’ and про́тив (prótiv, + genitive) ‘against someone’]

Conjugation

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