жалеть

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *želěti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐɨˈlʲetʲ] (phonetic respelling: желе́ть)
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  • IPA(key): [ʐɐˈlʲetʲ] (non-standard)

Verb

жале́ть • (žalétʹ) impf (perfective пожале́ть)

  1. to feel sorry, to be sorry, to be sad (about something), to regret
  2. to pity, to commiserate
  3. to save, to spare (e.g. time, energy)
    не жале́я себя́ne žaléja sebjáselflessly, in a self-sacrificing manner (literally, “not sparing oneself”)

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Ingrian: žaalivoija
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