Post #5970

• Зажраться (perf.) [za-zhra-tsa] 🔸Conjugation 🔻This slang verb means to pig out,to become insufferably spoiled, arrogant, or fussy due to excessive food, comfort, wealth, or success. 🔻The prefix ЗА- in this verb indicates the beginning and completion of a process leading to a negative, excessive state. • Жрать (vulgar: to eat/devour) metaphorically suggests greedily consuming comforts. • ЗАжраться = to have gone too far in that consumption and to have become stuck in the resulting bad state (arrogance, spoiled behaviour). 🔻Think of the prefix ЗА- as marking the point of crossing over into a negative condition (and staying there): • Зазнаться (perf.) [za-zna-tsa] To become conceited • Зазвездиться (slang, perf.) [za-zviz-di-tsa] To get a big head from fame Наш кот совсем зажрался! Our cat is living the high life! = Our cat has it too good! = Our cat has become totally spoiled! #prefixes #spoken_Russian #verbs 🟠RCR | Support | Boost