Parts of speech
Nouns |
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лежання gen. лежання- (the state of) lying (down) |
Adjectives |
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Adverbs |
лежачи - lying down (gerund) |
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Verbs |
лежати - to be lying (down), to lie (state), rest, stay in bed through illness |
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полежати - to lie for a while (state), stay in bed лягати - to be in the process of lying down (action) лягти - to lie down (action) |
Useful compounds |
(вам) треба полежати кілька днів - (you) should stay in bed for a few days |
Additional information
1. лежати has a large number of related words and derivations, a selection of which is given below; they are formed from the various stems of the verb, including - леж-, ліж-, лож-, лог-, ліг-
2. the verbs лежати/лягати are derived from Old Slavonic, and are related to the old German ligen, old Icelandic liggja, old Irish laigim and words in many other languages
3. from a folk song: 'Сам п'ю, сам гуляю, сам си стелю, сам лягаю ...' - Alone I drink, spend my free time, alone to bed, alone to sleep ...'
Related words
ліжко - bed
ліжечко - bed (diminutive)
ложе - bed (of a river); couch, bed (archaic, poetic)
ліжник - homespun woollen blanket
підлога - floor
лежак - deck chair, sun lounger
лігво, лігвище - lair, den
пологи - giving birth, confinement (compare archaic 'lying in')
пологовий будинок - maternity unit
належати - to belong
залежати - to depend
(не)залежний - (in)dependent
облога - siege
розлогий - wide, spacious