Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic повинѫти сѧ (povinǫti sę), remodeled after class 2 verbs based on present tense forms. Compare Middle Russian повину́ться (povinútʹsja).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pəvʲɪnɐˈvat͡sːə]
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Verb

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повинова́ться (povinovátʹsjaimpf or pf

  1. to obey

Conjugation

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imperfective

perfective

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