заигра́ть

Rarely used word (top 9,000)

Verb aspects

Imperfective (ongoing or repeatedly):

to play

Perfective (completed or one-time):

begin 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.
Заигра́л орган.The organ started to play.
Орке́стр заигра́л.The orchestra began to play.
Му́зыка снова заигра́ла.The music started again.
Мы вста́ли со свои́х мест, когда заигра́л национа́льный гимн.We rose from our seats when the national anthem was played.

Imperative
ты	заигра́й
вы	заигра́йте

Active present
Active past	заигра́вший	someone who was doing
Passive present
Passive past	заи́гранный	worn out, outworn, dated, hackneyed, trite
Gerund present
Gerund past	заигра́в заигравши	while doing (past)