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begin to speak
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A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
Examples
- Он заговори́л по-английски. He started to speak English.
- Том не осме́лился заговори́ть с Машей. Tom didn't have the courage to speak to Mary.
- Я заговори́л с ребёнком на у́лице, но он в конце́ убежа́л. I spoke to a child on the street, but he ended up running away.
- Том наконец заговори́л. Tom finally spoke.
- Пожило́й учи́тель заговори́л об уже далёких ста́рых до́брых времена́х. The old teacher began to talk about the good old days.
- Осторожнее с ней. Её ору́жие - её язы́к. Если она захо́чет, то заговори́т тебя до сме́рти. Watch out for her. Her weapon is language - if she wants to, she'll talk you to death.
- Вошли́ па́рень и де́вушка. Я заговори́л с па́рнем, кото́рый показа́лся мне ста́рше, чем де́вушка. A boy and a girl came in. I spoke to the boy, who seemed to be older than the girl.
- Том заговори́л. Tom began to speak.
- Том ждал, когда Мэри заговори́т, но она молча́ла. Tom waited for Mary to speak, but she didn't.
- Когда твой ребёнок заговори́л? When did your baby start talking?
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Imperative
| singular | заговори́ |
|---|---|
| plural | заговори́те |
Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
Past
| male | заговори́л |
|---|---|
| female | заговори́ла |
| neuter | заговори́ло |
| plural | заговори́ли |
Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
Present / Future
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | заговорю́ |
| ты | - | заговори́шь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | заговори́т |
| мы | - | заговори́м |
| вы | - | заговори́те |
| они́ | - | заговоря́т |
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