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вогна́ть

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verbperfective imperfective is вгоня́ть
  • 1.

    to drive in, to hammer in, to knock in

    Он вогна́л гвоздь в стену одни́м уда́ром.

    He drove the nail into the wall with one blow.

    Perfective of вгонять; used with в + accusative.

  • 2.

    to drive (into a place), to herd in

    Пасту́х вогна́л ста́до в заго́н.

    The shepherd drove the herd into the pen.

  • 3.

    to throw (into a state), to drive (into a state)

    Свои́м вопро́сом он вогна́л меня́ в кра́ску.

    His question made me blush.

    Colloquial; в краску 'make blush' tв тоску 'depress'.

Motion info

вогна́ть is derived from the unidirectional verb of motion гнать with prefix в-/во- (into).

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
вгоню́
ты-
вго́нишь
он/она́/оно́-
вго́нит
мы-
вго́ним
вы-
вго́ните
они́-
вго́нят

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты
вгони́
вы
вгони́те
Past
masculine
вогна́л
feminine
вогнала́
neuter
вогна́ло
plural
вогна́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

вогна́вший

who drove in, who forced in, who plunged, that drove in

Passive present

-

Passive past

во́гнанный

driven in, forced in, plunged in

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

вогна́в

вогнавши

while doing (past)

Word familyгнатьPRO

  • гнатьto drive; to drive away; to lie; to distil; to persecute
    verbimperfective
  • угна́тьto steal (a vehicle); to drive away
    verbperfective
  • вогна́тьto drive in; to drive (into a place); to throw (into a state)
    verbperfective
  • вы́гнатьto kick out; to distil
    verbperfective
  • гна́тьсяto chase after (за кем-чем)
    verbimperfective
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  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Lisa edited verb basics 7 years ago.