хозя́йничать
rare #15700
verbimperfective
- 1.
to keep house, to manage a household, to do the housework
Пока́ ма́ма в больни́це, дочь хозя́йничает в до́ме.
While mum is in hospital, the daughter keeps house.
Neutral; often of cooking and tidying in one's own or someone's kitchen.
- 2.
to lord it, to play the master, to boss around, to act as if one owns the place
В го́роде хозя́йничали захва́тчики.
The invaders lorded it over the town.
Disapproving; often of intruders or occupiers.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | хозя́йничаю | бу́ду хозя́йничать |
| ты | хозя́йничаешь | бу́дешь хозя́йничать |
| он/она́/оно́ | хозя́йничает | бу́дет хозя́йничать |
| мы | хозя́йничаем | бу́дем хозя́йничать |
| вы | хозя́йничаете | бу́дете хозя́йничать |
| они́ | хозя́йничают | бу́дут хозя́йничать |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | хозя́йничай |
| вы | хозя́йничайте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | хозя́йничал |
| feminine | хозя́йничала |
| neuter | хозя́йничало |
| plural | хозя́йничали |
Participles
| Active present | managing, in charge, running things, acting as master | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | managing, running, who was in charge, who managed | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | - | |
| Gerund present | хозя́йничая | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | хозяйничав хозяйничавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyхозя́йничатьPRO
- хозя́йничатьto keep house; to lord it
- хозя́йничаньеhousekeeping; bossing around
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Contributions
Iron edited translation 6 days ago.
Дёвьсынъ edited related words 5 years ago.
