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Etymology

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под- (pod-) +‎ сесть (sestʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɐt͡sʲˈsʲesʲtʲ]
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Verb

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подсе́сть (podséstʹpf (imperfective подса́живаться)

  1. to take a seat, to sit down [with к (k, + dative) ‘next to someone’]
  2. (slang) to get hooked on, to get addicted to [with на (na, + accusative) ‘something, e.g. a drug’]
    подсе́сть на иглу́podséstʹ na iglúto get hooked; (figurative) to become dependent [with genitive ‘on something’] (literally, “to get hooked on the needle”)

Conjugation

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