поправляться
popravlyat'sya
To say "get better" in Russian, you use поправляться (popravlyat'sya).
The phrase is used to describe the process of recovering from an illness or improving one's health.
Which one should you use?
The verb поправляться is used to describe the ongoing process of improving health. In contrast, the perfective verb выздороветь is used to describe the completed state of having fully recovered.
How does it change in a sentence?
The imperfective verb поправляться can be used to describe an ongoing process of recovery in the past, such as in the form поправлялся (was getting better).
How do you pronounce it?
popravlyat'sya
Did you know?
- In a surprising twist, поправляться can also mean 'to put on weight'. In this context, the person is getting 'better' or 'fuller' in a physical sense.
- Because поправляться shares a root with 'fixing', it is also used to describe the act of adjusting one's clothes or hair.
- While поправляться means recovering from illness, the same root is used in the word поправка, which means a legal amendment to a law.
Examples in context
- Скорее поправляйся!Get better soon!
- Здоровья тебе!Wishing you good health!
- Она начала поправляться после болезни.Ona nachala popravlyat'sya posle bolezni.She started to get better after the illness.
Example conversation
Sergey is visiting Olga who is sick at home.
- Сергей SergeyПривет, Ольга! Как ты себя чувствуешь?Privet, Ol'ga! Kak ty sebya chuvstvuesh'?Hi, Olga! How are you feeling?
- Ольга OlgaНемного лучше, но я всё ещё слабая.Nemnogo luchshe, no ya vsyo eshchyo slabaya.A bit better, but I'm still weak.
- Сергей SergeyГлавное, что ты начинаешь поправляться.Glavnoe, chto ty nachinaesh' popravlyat'sya.The main thing is that you're starting to get better.
- Ольга OlgaСпасибо, Сергей. Скоро я поправлюсь совсем.Spasibo, Sergey. Skoro ya popravlyus' sovsem.Thank you, Sergey. I'll be fully recovered soon.
