заняла

took, occupied, borrowed (money)

z ə nʲ ɪ ɫ a → занять
за begin, complete, or move into/behind + ня take; occupy + ла past tense, feminine singular
verb · feminine singular · past indicative Rare #24,946
took, occupied Often about taking a seat/place or occupying time.
RU: Она заняла моё место.
EN: She took my seat.
borrowed (money) Often used with «у + genitive» to mean ‘borrowed from (someone)’.
RU: Она заняла у меня сто рублей.
EN: She borrowed 100 rubles from me.
Conjugation of занять
Indicative past

Я заняла у подруги денег.

I borrowed money from a friend.

Только Джуди заняла линию.

Only Judy took the line.

— Марти Великолепный (2025)

Дорога до Афин заняла у нас два часа.

The journey to Athens took us two hours.

Я кровать заняла, ничего?

I took the bed, is that okay?

— Ведьмина служба доставки (1989)

Я заняла денег у подруги.

I borrowed money from a friend.

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