води́ться

uncommon #5216C2

verbreflexiveimperfective

1.
to be found, to live, to occur
В э́тих леса́х во́дится рысь.
Lynx are found in these forests.
Chiefly of animals, fish or insects; often impersonal with the place as subject.
2.
to associate with, to keep company with, to hang out with
Не води́сь с э́тими ребятами.
Don't hang out with those guys.
With с + instrumental; often disapproving.
3.
to be customary, to be the custom
Как во́дится, госте́й встреча́ют хле́бом и солью.
As is customary, guests are welcomed with bread and salt.
Mostly in the set phrase как водится 'as is customary'.

Examples

Не води́сь с ним.
Don't keep company with him.
Калуга водится в реках Дальнего Востока.
Kaluga sturgeon are found in the rivers of the Russian Far East.
На корабле́ во́дится мно́жество крыс.
There are many rats on the ship.
Судак водится в этой реке.
Zander are found in this river.
Белорыбица водится в холодных северных реках.
White salmon are found in cold northern rivers.
В Германии всё ещё во́дятся ди́кие медве́ди?
Are there still wild bears in Germany?
В глубине пущи водятся редкие звери
Rare animals live deep in the forest.
Хариус водится в чистой холодной воде.
Grayling live in clean, cold water.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	води́сь
вы	води́тесь

Active present	водя́щийся	found, living, inhabiting, occurring
Active past	води́вшийся	used to be found, used to inhabit, formerly occurring
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	водя́сь	while doing (present)
Gerund past	водившись	while doing (past)

води́тьto drive; to lead; to fool
verbimperfective
вводи́тьto introduce; to lead in; to enter; to put into (a state)
verbimperfective
уводи́тьto lead away; to steal; to steal (someone's partner)
verbimperfective
взводи́тьto cock (a gun); to impute; to lead up
verbimperfective
води́тьсяto be found; to associate with; to be customary
verbimperfective

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