Я торгуюся з продавцем за кілограм моркви.

I bargain with the seller over a kilogram of carrots.

Breakdown of Я торгуюся з продавцем за кілограм моркви.

• я: I
• з: with
• за: for
• продавець: the seller

Questions & Answers about Я торгуюся з продавцем за кілограм моркви.

What does торгуюся mean exactly?

Торгуюся means I bargain / I haggle / I negotiate, usually about price or terms.

It does not simply mean I buy. It also differs from торгую from торгувати, which more often means to trade, to sell, or to deal in something. So:

• торгувати = trade, sell
• торгуватися = bargain, haggle

Why does the verb end in -ся?

The -ся is the reflexive marker, but in many verbs it is just part of the verb’s normal dictionary form and changes the meaning.

Here, торгуватися is the standard verb for to bargain / haggle. You should learn it as a whole verb, not as торгувати plus a separately translatable -ся.

In this sentence, торгуюся is the 1st person singular present form: I bargain / I am bargaining.

Does this mean I bargain or I am bargaining?