строить

Russian

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic строити (stroiti), from Proto-Slavic *strojiti, from *strojь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈstroɪtʲ]
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Verb

стро́ить • (stróitʹ) impf (perfective постро́ить)

  1. to build, construct
    стро́ить воздушные замки ― stróitʹ vozdušnyje zamki ― to build castles in the air
  2. to make, construct
    стро́ить фразу/предложение ― stróitʹ frazu/predloženije ― to construct a sentence
    стро́ить график ― stróitʹ grafik ― to draw a graph
    стро́ить треугольник ― stróitʹ treugolʹnik ― to construct a triangle
    стро́ить угол ― stróitʹ ugol ― to plot an angle
    стро́ить из себя ― stróitʹ iz sebja ― to try to appear (as), pose (as)
    стро́ить козни ― stróitʹ kozni ― to scheme, to plot
    стро́ить планы ― stróitʹ plany ― to make plans
    стро́ить рожи ― stróitʹ roži ― to make faces
  3. (military) to form, draw up, dress up
    стро́ить в колонну ― stróitʹ v kolonnu ― to form in column
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imperfective

perfective

Etymology 2

с- (s-) +‎ трои́ть (troítʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [strɐˈitʲ]

Verb

строи́ть • (stroítʹ) pf (imperfective трои́ть or стра́ивать)

  1. to connect (string, yarn, etc.) in three strands
  2. (intransitive, colloquial) to strike three items
  3. to plough (a field) for the third time
Conjugation
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