жалеть

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *želěti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐɨˈlʲetʲ] (phonetic respelling: желе́ть)
  • IPA(key): [ʐɐˈlʲetʲ] (non-standard)
  • (file)

Verb

жале́ть (žalétʹ) impf (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)

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Ingrian: žaalivoija
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