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старацца

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Belarusian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starati sę. Cognate with Russian стара́ться (starátʹsja) and Ukrainian стара́тися (starátysja).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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стара́цца (staráccaimpf (perfective пастара́цца)

  1. to try, to attempt
  2. to endeavour/endeavor, to make an effort
  3. to pursue
  4. to strive

Usage notes

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  • стара́цца (starácca) refers to a continued effort of trying, as opposed to a single attempt. For the act of trying a single time, see прабава́ць (prabavácʹ).

Conjugation

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References

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  • старацца” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org