-ывать

Russian Alternative forms ru -ивать Etymology ru Pronunciation Suffix ru suffix verb-forming suffixes Used to form imperfective verbs from prefixed perfective verbs. Normally used with stems ending in paired non-palatal consonants, but occasionally found with stems ending in paired palatal consonants, with the consonant becoming non-palatal before this suffix. ru отде́лать pf → ru отде́лывать impf ru записа́ть pf → ru запи́сывать impf ru срабо́тать pf → ru сраба́тывать impf ru опроки́нуть pf → ru опроки́дывать impf ru обхвати́ть pf → ru обхва́тывать impf ru заката́ть pf → ru зака́тывать impf Used to form frequentative verbs from non-prefixed imperfective verbs. ru писа́ть to write пи́сывать to write repeatedly ru чита́ть to read чи́тывать to read repeatedly Usage notes The frequentative and imperfectivizing suffixes are etymologically the same. The suffixes are used with verbs in ru -ать and ru -нуть (in the latter case, the underlying root reappears, which may involve an extra consonant that was lost before the -н- of the verbal suffix). They are also used with some verbs in ru -ить. The spelling variant ru -ивать is used instead with verbs that end in root-final velars (ru к г х) and hushing consonants (ru ш ж ч щ). The stress is drawn onto the syllable before the suffix, and an ru о in that syllable usually changes into ru а (examples: ru замора́живать impf, ru отмора́живать impf, ru выздора́вливать impf; exception: ru застрахо́вывать impf). Conjugation impf 1a -́ывать Derived terms ru Related terms ru -ва́ть