заставать

Russian

Etymology

заста́ть (zastátʹ) + -ва́ть (-vátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zəstɐˈvatʲ]

Verb

застава́ть • (zastavátʹ) impf (perfective заста́ть)

  1. to find, to catch, to (manage to) meet (e.g. someone at home or at work)
    застава́ть на ме́сте преступле́нияzastavátʹ na méste prestuplénijato catch at the scene of the crime, to catch red-handed
    застава́ть враспло́хzastavátʹ vrasplóxto catch unawares, to take by surprise

Conjugation

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