-чинать

Russian

Etymology

From imperfective lengthening of the perfective Proto-Slavic stem *-čьn- (cf. first singular *-čьnǫ) + -а́ть (-átʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪˈnatʲ]

Combining form

-чина́ть (-činátʹ) impf (perfective -ча́ть)

  1. Combining form used to form imperfective counterparts of prefixed derivatives of –чать (–čatʹ, to begin).
    нача́ть pf (načátʹ)начина́ть impf (načinátʹ)
    поча́ть pf (počátʹ)почина́ть impf (počinátʹ)

Conjugation

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