Razkladyvat

Razkladyvat is a Slavic verb, best known in Russian as razkladyvat(разкладывать). It means to lay out, spread out, or arrange objects on a surface, to lay out items for display or inspection, or to organize things in a planned order. The action is typically physical, involving placement of items in a space.

Etymology and cognates: The form derives from the root klad- “to lay” with the prefix raz- indicating dispersal, distribution, or repetition. In Russian, the imperfective present is razkladyvat’, with a perfective counterpart razlozhit’ (разложить) used for a completed laying out or more thorough arrangement. The concept has close equivalents in other Slavic languages, such as Ukrainian rozkladaty/rozklasty, with parallel meanings.

Usage and senses: Razkladyvat is used for placing items on a surface in an orderly fashion (maps, documents, tools, goods). It can also mean to lay out a plan or materials for examination, teaching, or presentation. In idiomatic expression, related forms like razlozhit’ po polochkam convey explaining something in detail or organizing information logically.

Variants and related forms: The imperfective form razkladyvat’, the perfective razlozhit’ (or Ukrainian equivalents rozkladaty/rozklasty). Related verbs include kladyvat’ (to put/place) and razlat’ or razkladat’ in extended senses such as to decompose in other contexts, though that usage is more common with different roots (e.g., razlozhit’ in the sense of explain in detail).

See also:

- Klad- verbs (kladit’, razkladivat’, razlozhit’)

- Razlozhiti po polochkam (to explain in detail)

- Ukrainian розкладати/розкласти

Note: Usage can vary by language and context; in Russian, nuances depend on aspect and body of objects being arranged.