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занимать

Translation of занимать

occupy

Meaning of занимать

Russian

заполнять собой место или находиться в должности

English

to fill a space or hold a position

occupy

Transcription and pronunciation of занимать

занима́ть

stress on the 3rd syllable

Transcription
[zənʲɪˈmatʲ]
In Latin letters
zanimat

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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  1. The new desk will occupy most of the corner.

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    Новый стол будет занимать большую часть угла.

  2. These boxes occupy the space under the bed.

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    Эти коробки занимают место под кроватью.

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What does занимать mean?

to fill a space or hold a position

How do you pronounce занимать?

занимать is pronounced [zənʲɪˈmatʲ], in Latin letters “zanimat”.

How is занимать 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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