заговори́ть
- 1.
to begin to speak, to start talking, to speak up
Ребёнок заговори́л в год.
The child started talking at the age of one.
Perfective; often of a child learning to talk or of someone breaking a silence.
- 2.
to address (someone), to speak to (someone), to strike up a conversation
Он заговори́л со мной в авто́бусе.
He spoke to me on the bus.
With с + instrumental: заговорить с кем-либо.
- 3.
to talk someone's head off, to distract with talk, to talk round, to smooth-talk
Э́тот болту́н меня́ совсе́м заговори́л.
This chatterbox has completely talked my ear off.
With a direct object: заговорить кого-либо.
- 4.
(rare) to cast a spell on, to bewitch, to enchant, to charm away (pain)folklore
Ба́бушка заговори́ла ему зубну́ю боль.
The old woman charmed away his toothache.
Of folk magic: healing or protecting by spoken charms.
Usage info
Заговаривать and заговорить are not a completely matched aspect pair. The meaning of "to speak" or "to start a conversation" is normal usage for the perfective form, but considered archaic for the imperfective form заговаривать. Both forms convey the meaning of "casting a spell" or "smooth-talking".
Examples
Тон её голоса начал повыша́ться, как только она заговори́ла.
Her voice began to rise as she spoke.
Вчера́ в по́езде какой-то иностра́нец заговори́л со мной по-английски.
Yesterday a foreigner spoke to me in English on the train.
Он заговори́л по-английски.
He started to speak English.
Том не отва́жился заговори́ть с Машей.
Tom didn't have the courage to speak to Mary.
Стари́к заговори́л со мной по-французски.
The old man spoke to me in French.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | заговорю́ |
| ты | - | заговори́шь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | заговори́т |
| мы | - | заговори́м |
| вы | - | заговори́те |
| они́ | - | заговоря́т |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | заговори́ |
| вы | заговори́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | заговори́л |
| feminine | заговори́ла |
| neuter | заговори́ло |
| plural | заговори́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having started speaking, who started speaking | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | charmed, spellbound, enchanted | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | заговори́в заговоривши | while doing (past) |
Word familyго́ворPRO
Prefix groupPRO
(Derived from говори́ть.)
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| заговори́ть | за- | to begin to speak; to address (someone); to talk someone's head off; to cast a spell on |
| заговори́ться | за- | to get carried away talking; to ramble |
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Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
thinkpad20 edited translation and usage info 7 months ago.
