плакать

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic плакати (plakati), from Proto-Slavic *plakati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈplakətʲ]
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Verb

пла́кать (plákatʹ) impf (perfective запла́кать or попла́кать)

  1. to cry, weep
  2. to mourn, weep
  3. in expressions
    Πла́кали де́нежки!Πlákali dénežki!The money has simply vanished. / You can kiss your money good-bye. / You can whistle for your money.
    Πа́лка по нему́ пла́чет.Πálka po nemú pláčet.He's asking for it. / What he needs is a thrashing.
    хоть плачь!xotʹ plačʹ!it is enough to make you weep!
    пла́кать в жиле́ткуplákatʹ v žilétkuto complain, to lament

Conjugation

Derived terms

imperfective

  • пла́каться (plákatʹsja)
  • выпла́кивать (vyplákivatʹ)
  • выпла́киваться (vyplákivatʹsja)
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  • опла́кивать (oplákivatʹ)
  • (no equivalent)
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perfective

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