занимать
Translation of занимать
occupy
Russian word in Latin letters: zanimat
Meaning of занимать
заполнять собой место или находиться в должности
to fill a space or hold a position
Pronunciation
Traps and common mistakes
Занимать or оккупировать?
оккупировать
оккупировать ≠ occupy a seat or time: it means to seize land by force
Don't confuse занимать with оккупировать: оккупировать means to take land with troops.
Этот диван занимает половину комнаты.
This sofa occupies half the room.
Армия оккупировала соседний город.
The army occupied the neighbouring town.
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The new desk will occupy most of the corner.
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Новый стол будет занимать большую часть угла.
These boxes occupy the space under the bed.
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Эти коробки занимают место под кроватью.
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занимать meaning: what does it mean?
to fill a space or hold a position
занимать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
занимать is pronounced as [zənʲɪˈmatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
занимать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
The new desk will occupy most of the corner. Translation: Новый стол будет занимать большую часть угла.
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