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посвящать

Translation of посвящать

devote

Meaning of посвящать

Russian

отдавать время, силы или внимание чему-то

English

to give time or effort to something

devote

Transcription and pronunciation of посвящать

посвяща́ть

stress on the 3rd syllable

Transcription
[pəsvʲɪˈɕːatʲ]
In Latin letters
posvyaschat / posvyashchat

Traps and common mistakes

Посвящать время на учёбу or посвящать время учёбе?

посвящать время учёбе

посвящать + dative: посвящать время учёбе

Don't say посвящать время на учёбу. Посвящать takes the dative without на: посвящать время учёбе.

Я посвящаю много времени учёбе.

I devote a lot of time to studying.

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  1. I devote my evenings to reading.

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    Я посвящаю вечера чтению.

  2. She devotes a lot of energy to her family.

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    Она посвящает много сил своей семье.

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Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between посвящать, уделять, and отдавать

У
🇷🇺Russian
уделять

To give some time or attention; less than посвящать.

О
🇷🇺Russian
отдавать

To give all your energy; in set phrases.

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Questions about this word

What does посвящать mean?

to give time or effort to something

How do you pronounce посвящать?

посвящать is pronounced [pəsvʲɪˈɕːatʲ], in Latin letters “posvyaschat”.

How is посвящать used in a sentence?

I devote my evenings to reading. Translation: Я посвящаю вечера чтению.

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