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Etymology

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сдать (sdatʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzdat͡sːə]
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Verb

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сда́ться (sdátʹsjapf (imperfective сдава́ться)

  1. to surrender, to yield
  2. to give up, to give in
    Что, уже́ сдаёшься?Što, užé sdajóšʹsja?What, give up already?
  3. to give in, to give way
  4. (low colloquial, in the past tense, in the following interrogative or negative constructions) to be necessary, to be needed [with dative ‘by someone’] (can be used with an interrogative, or the interrogative can be dropped, and the question can be converted into a sentence with the meaning "is not necessary", "is not needed", "screw" etc.; also, often used with э́то (éto))
    На кой чёрт мне вообще́ сдала́сь э́та рабо́та?Na koj čort mne voobščé sdalásʹ éta rabóta?Why the hell do I even need this work?
    Да сда́лся тебе́ э́тот Анто́н.Da sdálsja tebé étot Antón.Why do you need this Anton guy? / Who needs this Anton guy? / Screw this Anton guy.
  5. passive of сдать (sdatʹ)

Conjugation

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