спотыкаться

Russian edit

Etymology edit

From с- (s-) +‎ по- (po-) +‎ -тыка́ть (-tykátʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja), with meaning following the corresponding perfective споткну́ться (spotknútʹsja).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [spətɨˈkat͡sːə]
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Verb edit

спотыка́ться (spotykátʹsjaimpf (perfective споткну́ться)

  1. to stumble (over), to trip (+ о (o) + accusative case)
    идти́ спотыка́ясьidtí spotykájasʹto stumble/stagger along
  2. (colloquial) to stumble (over), to get stuck (on)
  3. (colloquial) to slip, to make a mistake
    вы не раз спотыка́лисьvy ne raz spotykálisʹyou have slipped more than once

Conjugation edit