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К концу спектакля актёры разыгрались.
Meaning
By the end of the performance, the actors got into full swing.
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Breakdown of К концу спектакля актёры разыгрались.
актёр
actor
конец
end
спектакль
performance
к
by (a deadline)
Questions & Answers about К концу спектакля актёры разыгрались.
How do the prefix раз- and postfix -ся change the meaning of играть in this sentence?
The base verb играть means to play or to act. Adding the раз- prefix and -ся postfix together creates a "developing intensity" meaning. It shows that the actors gradually got into full swing, reaching a state of high energy, momentum, and immersion in their acting.
Why is the verb spelled разыгрались with an ы instead of разигрались?
This is due to a phonetic spelling rule. When a Russian prefix ends in a hard consonant, such as раз-, and it attaches to a root that begins with и, like играть, the и changes to ы to match the hard pronunciation of the consonant before it.
Is разыгрались perfective or imperfective here?
It is perfective. When the раз-...-ся structure is used to describe entering a state of intense activity or losing oneself in an action, the resulting verb is perfective. It focuses on the result of successfully crossing the threshold into that intense state.
Why use к концу for "by the end" instead of до конца?