брать

See also: братъ

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic бьрати (bĭrati), from Proto-Slavic *bьrati (“to take”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *biratei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti, whence English bear and Persian بردن‎ (bordan, “to take, to carry”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bratʲ]
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Verb

брать • (bratʹ) impf (perfective взять)

  1. to take
    брать себе́ в го́лову ― bratʹ sebé v gólovu ― to take it into one's head
    брать кого́-либо за ру́ку ― bratʹ kovó-libo za rúku ― to take someone by the hand

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