жалеть

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *želěti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐɨˈlʲetʲ] (phonetic respelling: желе́ть)
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  • (nonstandard) IPA(key): [ʐɐˈlʲetʲ]

Verb

жале́ть • (žalétʹimpf (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

Derived terms

Proverbs
  • пожале́л волк кобы́лу — оста́вил хвост да гри́ву (požalél volk kobýlu — ostávil xvost da grívu)

Descendants

  • Ingrian: žaalivoija

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