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гнать

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verbunidirectional motion (partner гоня́ть)imperfective perfective is погна́ть
  • 1.

    to drive, to urge on, to chase

    Ве́тер го́нит на нас клу́бы жёлтого ды́ма.

    The wind is driving clouds of yellow smoke towards us.

    of driving animals, people or things in one direction; also of driving a vehicle fast

  • 2.

    to drive away, to chase out, to expel

    Хозя́ин гнал соба́ку со двора́.

    The owner was driving the dog out of the yard.

  • 3.

    to lie, to talk nonsense, to bullshit

    Чё ты го́нишь?

    What are you talking rubbish about?

    colloquial/slang

  • 4.

    to distildistilling

    Дед гнал самого́н в сара́е.

    Grandpa used to distil moonshine in the shed.

    of spirits: гнать самогон

  • 5.

    (rareto persecute, to hound

    Их гна́ли за ве́ру.

    They were persecuted for their faith.

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.

гнать/гоня́ть are both imperfective and thus focus on the process. Use the perfective aspect partner instead if you want to describe a completed action.

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

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

гоня́

while doing (present)
Gerund past

гна́в

гнавши

while doing (past)

Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
гнать-to drive; to drive away; to lie; to distil; to persecute
гна́ться-to chase after (за кем-чем)
вогна́тьво-to drive in; to drive (into a place); to throw (into a state)
вы́гнатьвы-to kick out; to distil
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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • kevin_or edited usage info 1 year ago.
  • kevin_or edited usage info 1 year ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation 1 year ago.