сподоблять

Russian

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Etymology

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сподо́бить (spodóbitʹ) +‎ -я́ть (-játʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [spədɐˈblʲætʲ]

Verb

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сподобля́ть (spodobljátʹimpf (perfective сподо́бить)

  1. (dated) to vouchsafe, to grant or bestow [with accusative ‘grace, mercy, an honor, etc.’ or infinitive ‘the honor of doing something’] (of God)
  2. (colloquial, ironic, usually impersonal) to be managed [with accusative ‘by someone’ and infinitive ‘to do something’] (idiomatically translated by English manage with the accusative object as the subject)
    его́ сподобля́ет заболе́тьjevó spodobljájet zabolétʹhe "is managing" to get sick

Conjugation

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