подступиться

Russian

Etymology

подступи́ть (podstupítʹ) + -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pət͡sstʊˈpʲit͡sːə]

Verb

подступи́ться (podstupítʹsja) pf (imperfective подступа́ться)

  1. to come (near), approach, get access (to), find a way of access (to)
    к нему не подступитьсяk nemu ne podstupitʹsjahe is quite inaccessible/unapproachable; you can't get anywhere near him
  2. to approach, set (about), find a way to deal/cope (with)
    не знаю, как [с какого боку] подступиться к этой задачеne znaju, kak [s kakovo boku] podstupitʹsja k etoj zadačeI don't know how to approach [set about] the problem
  3. to afford
    к этой вещи нам не подступитьсяk etoj vešči nam ne podstupitʹsjait is quite beyond our means; we can't afford this

Conjugation

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