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begin to play
Also: strike up a tune, begin to sparkle
Examples
- Мы вста́ли со свои́х мест, когда заигра́л национа́льный гимн.We rose from our seats when the national anthem was played.
- Заигра́л орган.The organ started to play.
- Орке́стр заигра́л.The orchestra began to play.
- Спустя некоторое вре́мя она снова заигра́ла на пиани́но.After a while she began to play the piano again.
- В рестора́не заигра́ла му́зыка, таки́м о́бразом настрое́ние бы́ло поистине романти́ческим.Music started playing in the restaurant so there was a real romantic mood.
- Му́зыка снова заигра́ла.The music started again.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | заигра́ю |
| ты | - | заигра́ешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | заигра́ет |
| мы | - | заигра́ем |
| вы | - | заигра́ете |
| они́ | - | заигра́ют |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | заигра́й |
| вы | заигра́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | заигра́л |
| feminine | заигра́ла |
| neuter | заигра́ло |
| plural | заигра́ли |
Participles
| Active present | ||
|---|---|---|
| Active past | someone who was doing | |
| Passive present | ||
| Passive past | worn out, outworn, dated, hackneyed, trite | |
| Gerund present | ||
| Gerund past | заигра́в заигравши | while doing (past) |
