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RUSSIAN VERB

зазнаться

to get a big head, to become conceited (once)

  • Reflexive verb

Conjugation

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Past

Прошедшее время · by gender and number: он говорил, она говорила

  1. он he got a big head
  2. она she got a big head
  3. оно it got a big head
  4. они they got a big head

Future

Будущее время · “буду” and the infinitive for an imperfective verb; a perfective verb conjugates by itself

  1. я I will get a big head
  2. ты you will get a big head
  3. он, она, оно he/she will get a big head
  4. мы we will get a big head
  5. вы you all will get a big head
  6. они they will get a big head

Conditional

Условное наклонение · “would”: the past and “бы”

  1. он he would get a big head
  2. она she would get a big head
  3. оно it would get a big head
  4. они they would get a big head

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

  1. ты get a big head!
  2. вы get a big head! (formal, or all of you)

How to use зазнаться

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Past

    После первой книги он зазнался.

    After his first book he got a big head.

  2. Future

    Он не зазнается, не тот человек.

    He won't get a big head, he's not the type.

  3. Conditional

    На его месте я бы тоже зазналась.

    In his place I'd get a big head too.

  4. Imperative

    Смотри не зазнайся после повышения.

    Mind you don't get a big head after the promotion.

Good to know

  • Зазнаться is to get above yourself after a success; смотри не зазнайся is the friendly warning.

Where you hear зазнаться

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Russian · Fluency Level 1

  • Он не зазнается, он слишком устал. He won't get a big head, he's too tired.
  • Наш барабанщик зазнался после одного концерта. Our drummer got a big head after one concert.
  • Смотри, зазнаешься, и мы найдём другого пианиста. Mind, you'll get a big head and we'll find another pianist.
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Fluency Level 1 · Смотри не зазнайся.

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