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Top 500verb, imperfective

волнова́ться

[vəɫnɐˈvat͡sːə]to worry, to be upset, to be agitated

Frequency rank #414 About 1 in every 4,100 words in Russian film and TV. The top 500 words make up 71.0% of everything said.
волноваться #414

Meaning

  1. to worry, to be upset, to be agitated
  2. to ripple, to be rough, to billow, to surge

Examples

Я так волну́юсь за тебя́!

I'm so worried for you!

Не волну́йтесь!

Don't worry!

Related

Forms by frequency

  • волну́йсяimperative, singular, 2nd person#911
  • волну́йтесьimperative, plural, 2nd person#2,218
  • волнова́тьсяinfinitive#2,339
  • волну́юсьsingular, 1st person, present#3,218
  • волнова́лсяmasculine, singular, past#7,731
  • волну́ешьсяsingular, 2nd person, present#7,742
  • волнова́ласьfeminine, singular, past#7,866
  • волну́етсяsingular, 3rd person, present#9,643
  • волнова́лисьplural, past#17,626
  • волну́етесьplural, 2nd person, present#22,348
  • волну́ютсяplural, 3rd person, present#24,243
  • волну́емсяplural, 1st person, present#34,188
  • волну́ющийсяpresent, participle
  • волнова́вшийсяpast, participle

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