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жалеть

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *želěti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʐɨˈlʲetʲ] (phonetic respelling: желе́ть)
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  • (nonstandard) IPA(key): [ʐɐˈlʲetʲ]

Verb

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жале́ть (žalétʹimpf (perfective пожале́ть)

  1. to feel sorry, to be sorry, to be sad (about something), to regret
  2. to pity, to commiserate
  3. to save, to spare (e.g. time, energy)
    не жале́я себя́ne žaléja sebjáselflessly, in a self-sacrificing manner (literally, “not sparing oneself”)

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Ingrian: žaalivoija

Anagrams

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