вя́кнуть
- 1.
to pipe up, to blurt out, to say a word, to open one's mouth
То́лько вя́кни — и пожале́ешь.
Just say one word and you'll regret it.
Colloquial and disparaging; semelfactive perfective of вякать. Common in threats like «только вякни!».
- 2.
to gripe, to carp, to criticize
Он вя́кнул что́-то про нача́льство и сра́зу замолча́л.
He griped something about the bosses and immediately fell silent.
Colloquial and dismissive of the speaker's remark.
- 3.
to yelp, to squeak, to yap, to bark (of a dog)
Щено́к жа́лобно вя́кнул и спря́тался под стол.
The puppy gave a pitiful yelp and hid under the table.
Of an animal or, jokingly, of a person's voice.
Examples
Никто не решился вякнуть против начальника
No one dared to say a word against the boss.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | вя́кну |
| ты | - | вя́кнешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | вя́кнет |
| мы | - | вя́кнем |
| вы | - | вя́кнете |
| они́ | - | вя́кнут |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | вя́кни |
| вы | вя́кните |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | вя́кнул |
| feminine | вя́кнула |
| neuter | вя́кнуло |
| plural | вя́кнули |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | who blurted out, having blurted out | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | blurted out, barked out, uttered thoughtlessly | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | вя́кнув вякнувши | while doing (past) |
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