затеять
Russian
Etymology
Cognate with Belarusian заце́яць (zacjéjacʹ, “to undertake”) and (with a different prefix) Ukrainian ви́тіяти (výtijaty, “to undertake”). Per Vasmer, the base verb (Proto-Slavic *tějati) is possibly related to Latvian tievêt (“to strive for”), tĩtît (“to be stubborn, to be annoyed”) (1sg. tĩtĩju), tītinât (“to tease, to annoy”), Lithuanian titinoti (“to brag”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zɐˈtʲe(j)ɪtʲ]
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Verb
зате́ять • (zatéjatʹ) pf (imperfective затева́ть)
- (colloquial) to undertake, to start
- зате́ять недо́брое ― zatéjatʹ nedóbroje ― to misbehave, to be up to no good
- зате́ять дра́ку ― zatéjatʹ dráku ― to start a fight
- (colloquial) to decide (to do something)
- (colloquial) to venture
Conjugation
Conjugation of зате́ять (class 6a perfective transitive)
| perfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | зате́ять zatéjatʹ | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | зате́явший zatéjavšij |
| passive | — | зате́янный zatéjannyj |
| adverbial | — | зате́яв zatéjav, зате́явши zatéjavši |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular (я) | — | зате́ю zatéju |
| 2nd singular (ты) | — | зате́ешь zatéješʹ |
| 3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) | — | зате́ет zatéjet |
| 1st plural (мы) | — | зате́ем zatéjem |
| 2nd plural (вы) | — | зате́ете zatéjete |
| 3rd plural (они́) | — | зате́ют zatéjut |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| зате́й zatéj | зате́йте zatéjte | |
| past tense | singular | plural (мы/вы/они́) |
| masculine (я/ты/он) | зате́ял zatéjal | зате́яли zatéjali |
| feminine (я/ты/она́) | зате́яла zatéjala | |
| neuter (оно́) | зате́яло zatéjalo | |