спотыкаться

Russian

Etymology

From с- (s-) + по- (po-) + -тыка́ть (-tykátʹ) + -ся (-sja), with meaning following the corresponding perfective споткну́ться (spotknútʹsja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [spətɨˈkat͡sːə]

Verb

спотыка́ться (spotykátʹsja) impf (perfective споткну́ться)

  1. to stumble (over)
    идти́ спотыка́ясьidtí spotykájasʹto stumble/stagger along
  2. (colloquial) to stumble (over), to get stuck (on)
  3. (colloquial) to slip, to make a mistake
    вы не раз спотыка́лисьvy ne raz spotykálisʹyou have slipped more than once

Conjugation

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