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 го́ловуbratʹ sebé v gólovuto take it into one's head
    брать кого́-либо за ру́куbratʹ kovó-libo za rúkuto take someone by the hand

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