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Top 500verb, imperfective

занима́ться

[zənʲɪˈmat͡sːə]to study, to learn

Frequency rank #306 About 1 in every 3,000 words in Russian film and TV. The top 500 words make up 71.0% of everything said.
заниматься #306

Meaning

  1. to study, to learn
  2. to be occupied with, to engage in

Examples

Он занима́ется ру́сским языко́м.

He’s studying Russian.

занима́ться спо́ртом

to participate in sports

Related

Forms by frequency

  • занима́тьсяinfinitive#1,105
  • занима́етсяsingular, 3rd person, present#2,088
  • занима́юсьsingular, 1st person, present#2,281
  • занима́лсяmasculine, singular, past#2,282
  • занима́ешьсяsingular, 2nd person, present#2,613
  • занима́лисьplural, past#3,041
  • занима́етесьplural, 2nd person, present#3,865
  • занима́ласьfeminine, singular, past#4,104
  • занима́ютсяplural, 3rd person, present#4,187
  • занима́емсяplural, 1st person, present#4,698
  • занима́йсяimperative, singular, 2nd person#13,726
  • занима́ясьpresent, gerund#19,246
  • занима́йтесьimperative, plural, 2nd person#27,595
  • занима́ющийсяpresent, participle

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Words near #306

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