упертися

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊˈpɛrtesʲɐ]

Etymology 1

From упе́рти (upérty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian упере́ться (uperétʹsja), Belarusian упе́рціся (upjércisja).

Verb

упе́ртися • (upértysjapf (imperfective упира́тися) [with у (u) or в (v, + accusative)]

  1. to rest (against)
  2. to run into (:an obstacle)
  3. to be hampered
  4. to jib, to balk, to refuse (to resist stubbornly)
  5. to dig one's heels in
Usage notes

The forms упе́ртися (upértysja) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and впе́ртися (vpértysja) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Conjugation
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

From у- (u-) +‎ (в)пе́ртися ((v)pértysja)

Verb

упе́ртися • (upértysjapf (imperfective упира́тися)

  1. (colloquial) alternative form of впе́ртися pf (vpértysja, to break in)
Conjugation

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