целоваться

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

целова́ть (celovátʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨɫɐˈvat͡sːə]
  • (old Moscow accent) IPA(key): [t͡səɫɐˈvat͡sːə] (phonetic respelling: цалова́ться)
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Verb

целова́ться • (celovátʹsjaimpf (perfective поцелова́ться)

  1. to kiss (mutually)
  2. passive of целова́ть (celovátʹ)

Usage notes

  • This verb is reciprocal, meaning a shared kiss (мы целовались = we kissed (each other)) and performing the action in general. For the transitive verb, see целова́ть (celovátʹ).

Conjugation