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verbmotion unidirectional (partner гоня́ть)imperfective aspect (partner погна́ть)somewhat often used word (top 3,000)Grammar - Verbs of Motion
  • 1.

    drive/force to move

  • 2.

    distill

  • 3.

    persecute

Motion info

гнать/гоня́ть is a verb of motion pair:

 · гнать is unidirectional → go right now or in a specific single trip.

 · гоня́ть is multidirectional → habitual movement, repeated trips, or there-and-back movement.

Directionality and Aspect

идти́/ходи́ть are both imperfective and thus focus on the process. Use the perfective aspect partner instead if you want to describe a completed action (идти́ → пойти́ and ходи́ть → сходи́ть).

When choosing a verb, step 1 is directionality (one trip vs repeated/there and back), then step 2 is aspect (process/result, ongoing/completed).

Usage info

гнать / погнать :unidirectional verb; гонять / погонять :multidirectional verb.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
гоню́
бу́ду гнать
ты
го́нишь
бу́дешь гнать
он/она́/оно́
го́нит
бу́дет гнать
мы
го́ним
бу́дем гнать
вы
го́ните
бу́дете гнать
они́
го́нят
бу́дут гнать

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты
гони́
вы
гони́те
Past
masculine
гна́л
feminine
гнала́
neuter
гна́ло
plural
гна́ли

Participles

Active present

гоня́щий

chasing, pursuing, driving, driving away

Active past

гна́вший

having driven, having chased, having pursued, who was driving, who was chasing, who was pursuing

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

гоня́

while doing (present)
Gerund past

гна́в

гнавши

while doing (past)

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Contributions

  • kevin_or edited usage info 1 year ago.
  • kevin_or edited usage info 1 year ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation 1 year ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation and usage info 1 year ago.

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