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Top 1,000verb, imperfective

защища́ть

[zəɕːɪˈɕːætʲ]to defend, to guard, to protect

Frequency rank #855 About 1 in every 9,500 words in Russian film and TV. The top 1,000 words make up 77.5% of everything said.
защищать #855

Meaning

  1. to defend, to guard, to protect
  2. to speak in support, to stand up for, to support, to vindicate, to advocate
  3. to defend, to plead for

Examples

Ма́ма всегда́ защища́ет меня́.

Mom always protects me.

Related

Forms by frequency

  • защища́тьinfinitive#1,878
  • защища́етsingular, 3rd person, present#6,556
  • защища́лmasculine, singular, past#7,625
  • защища́ешьsingular, 2nd person, present#9,966
  • защища́юsingular, 1st person, present#11,571
  • защища́лаfeminine, singular, past#14,941
  • защища́яpresent, gerund#15,569
  • защища́ютplural, 3rd person, present#15,984
  • защища́етеplural, 2nd person, present#20,241
  • защища́лиplural, past#20,587
  • защища́емplural, 1st person, present#25,903
  • защища́йimperative, singular, 2nd person#29,190
  • защища́йтеimperative, plural, 2nd person#38,515
  • защища́ющийpresent, participle

and 5 more forms

Words near #855

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