хлопотать

Russian

Alternative forms

  • клопота́ть (klopotátʹ)

Etymology

From хло́поты (xlópoty) + -ать (-atʹ). Originally from клопота́ть (klopotátʹ) with an expressive "х" instead of "к". Cognates include Ukrainian клопота́ти (klopotáty, to bother, to force to work), Bulgarian клопотя́ (klopotjá, to bring to tears), Czech klороtаti (to knock).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xɫəpɐˈtatʲ]
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Verb

хлопота́ть • (xlopotátʹ) impf (perfective похлопота́ть or захлопота́ть)

  1. to bustle about, to diligently do things
  2. to hustle, to fuss
  3. to try to achieve
    не хлопочи́теne xlopočítedon't bother
  4. to try to help, to intercede (for), to plead (for) (usually with the authorities)

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
  • вы́хлопотать pf (výxlopotatʹ), выхлопа́тывать impf (vyxlopátyvatʹ)
  • захлопота́ть pf (zaxlopotátʹ)
  • захлопота́ться pf (zaxlopotátʹsja)
  • исхлопота́ть pf (isxlopotátʹ), исхлопа́тывать impf (isxlopátyvatʹ)
  • исхлопота́ться pf (isxlopotátʹsja)
  • нахлопота́ться pf (naxlopotátʹsja)
  • отхлопота́ть pf (otxlopotátʹ), отхлопа́тывать impf (otxlopátyvatʹ)
  • похлопота́ть pf (poxlopotátʹ)
  • прохлопота́ть pf (proxlopotátʹ)
  • расхлопота́ться pf (rasxlopotátʹsja)
  • схлопота́ть pf (sxlopotátʹ)
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