старацца

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starati sę. Cognate with Russian стара́ться (starátʹsja) and Ukrainian стара́тися (starátysja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [staˈrat͡sːa]

Verb

стара́цца • (starácca) impf (perfective пастара́цца)

1. to try, to attempt
2. to endeavour/endeavor, to make an effort
3. to pursue
4. to strive

Usage notes

• стара́цца (starácca) refers to a continued effort of trying, as opposed to a single attempt. For the act of trying a single time, see прабава́ць (prabavácʹ).

Conjugation

Conjugation of стара́цца (class 1a, imperfective, reflexive)

For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.

imperfective aspect
infinitive	стара́цца starácca
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	—
passive	—	—
adverbial	стара́ючыся starájučysja	стара́ўшыся staráŭšysja
	present tense	future tense
1st singular я	стара́юся starájusja	бу́ду стара́цца búdu starácca
2nd singular ты	стара́ешся staráješsja	бу́дзеш стара́цца búdzješ starácca
3rd singular ён / яна́ / яно́	стара́ецца starájecca	бу́дзе стара́цца búdzje starácca
1st plural мы	стара́емся starájemsja	бу́дзем стара́цца búdzjem starácca
2nd plural вы	стара́ецеся starájecjesja	бу́дзеце стара́цца búdzjecje starácca
3rd plural яны́	стара́юцца starájucca	бу́дуць стара́цца búducʹ starácca
imperative	singular	plural
second-person	стара́йся starájsja	стара́йцеся starájcjesja
past tense	singular	plural мы / вы / яны́
masculine я / ты / ён	стара́ўся staráŭsja	стара́ліся starálisja
feminine я / ты / яна́	стара́лася starálasja
neuter яно́	стара́лася starálasja

References

• “старацца” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org