-сь

See also: сь and съ

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sʲ]

Suffix

-сь • (-sʹ)

  1. contraction of -ся (-sja) (reflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and infinitives to make a reflexive, reciprocal, or intransitive verb)

Usage notes

  • After a vowel, -ся is usually contracted to -сь, except when attached to an adjectival participle:
    • мы́ться (mýtʹsja, “to wash oneself”), мо́ется (mójetsja, “[he] washes himself”)
    • мо́юсь (mójusʹ, “[I] wash myself”)
    • мы́вшаяся (mývšajasja, “[who had] washed herself”).
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