налягати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From налягти́ (naljahtý) +‎ -а́ти (-áty). Compare Belarusian наляга́ць (naljahácʹ), Russian налега́ть (nalegátʹ), Polish nalegać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐlʲɐˈɦate]

Verb

наляга́ти • (naljahátyimpf (perfective налягти́)

  1. to lean, to press [with на (na, + accusative) ‘on’] (to exert physical pressure)
    Synonym: спира́тися impf (spyrátysja)
  2. (figuratively) to press down, to weigh down [with на (na, + accusative) ‘on’] (to exert an oppressive influence)
  3. to get stuck in [with на (na, + accusative) ‘with a tool’]
  4. (figuratively, colloquial) to apply oneself, to get stuck in [with на (na, + accusative) ‘to (a task, meal, studies, etc.)’]
  5. to press in [with на (na, + accusative) ‘on’] (to exert attacking pressure (on an enemy))
  6. (imperfective only, figuratively, colloquial) to insist (on), to push (for) [with на (na, + accusative) ‘on’] (to demand continually that something happen or be done)
  7. to lie [with на (na, + accusative) ‘on/on top of’] (of a layer: to rest in a horizontal position on a surface)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • наляга́ння n (naljahánnja)

References

  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2018), “налягати”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 9 (міщани́н – насту́кувати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN, page 524
  • налягати”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎[1]

Further reading