затеять

Russian

Alternative forms

затѣ́ять (zatě́jatʹ) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tějati. Cognate with Belarusian заце́яць (zacjéjacʹ, “to undertake”) and (with a different prefix) Ukrainian ви́тіяти (výtijaty, “to undertake”). Per Vasmer, the Proto-Slavic etymon is possibly related to Latvian tievêt (“to strive for”), tĩtît (“to be stubborn, to be annoyed”) (1sg. tĩtĩju), tītinât (“to tease, to annoy”), Lithuanian titinoti (“to brag”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [zɐˈtʲe(j)ɪtʲ]
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Verb

зате́ять • (zatéjatʹ) pf (imperfective затева́ть)

(colloquial) to undertake, to start
зате́ять недо́брое ― zatéjatʹ nedóbroje ― to misbehave, to be up to no good

зате́ять дра́ку ― zatéjatʹ dráku ― to start a fight
(colloquial) to decide (to do something)
(colloquial) to venture

Conjugation

Conjugation of зате́ять (class 6a perfective transitive)

Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
perfective aspect
infinitive	зате́ять zatéjatʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	зате́явший zatéjavšij
passive	—	зате́янный zatéjannyj
adverbial	—	зате́яв zatéjav, зате́явши zatéjavši
	present tense	future tense
1st singular (я)	—	зате́ю zatéju
2nd singular (ты)	—	зате́ешь zatéješʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́)	—	зате́ет zatéjet
1st plural (мы)	—	зате́ем zatéjem
2nd plural (вы)	—	зате́ете zatéjete
3rd plural (они́)	—	зате́ют zatéjut
imperative	singular	plural
	зате́й zatéj	зате́йте zatéjte
past tense	singular	plural (мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он)	зате́ял zatéjal	зате́яли zatéjali
feminine (я/ты/она́)	зате́яла zatéjala
neuter (оно́)	зате́яло zatéjalo

Related terms

зате́я (zatéja)

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