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гоня́ть

fairly common #4495C2
verbmultidirectional motion (partner гнать)imperfective perfective is сгоня́ть
  • 1.

    to drive, to drive away, to herd

    Пасту́х гоня́ет лошаде́й на луг.

    The shepherd drives the horses out to the meadow.

    кого? что? - of animals, repeatedly or in various directions

  • 2.

    to chase, to pursue, to chase around

    Мальчи́шки во дворе́ гоня́ют голубей.

    The boys in the yard are chasing pigeons.

  • 3.

    to make run errands, to send on errands

    Нача́льник весь день гоня́ет его за ко́фе.

    The boss keeps sending him out for coffee all day.

  • 4.

    to drive fast, to race

    Он лю́бит гоня́ть на маши́не по ноча́м.

    He likes racing around in his car at night.

    colloquial

  • 5.

    to go, to run (somewhere)

    Сего́дня в го́род гоня́л, надо бы́ло кое-что́ купи́ть.

    I went into town today, I had to buy a few things.

    colloquial; of repeated or quick trips

  • 6.

    (rareto let's go, to get going

    Гоня́ли!

    Let's go!

    slang, mostly as an exclamation

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.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
гоня́ю
бу́ду гоня́ть
ты
гоня́ешь
бу́дешь гоня́ть
он/она́/оно́
гоня́ет
бу́дет гоня́ть
мы
гоня́ем
бу́дем гоня́ть
вы
гоня́ете
бу́дете гоня́ть
они́
гоня́ют
бу́дут гоня́ть
Imperative
ты
гоня́й
вы
гоня́йте
Past
masculine
гоня́л
feminine
гоня́ла
neuter
гоня́ло
plural
гоня́ли

Participles

Active present

гоня́ющий

chasing, driving, pursuing, running after

Active past

гоня́вший

chasing, driving, pursuing, having chased

Passive present

гоня́емый

chased, driven, pursued, hunted

Passive past

-

Gerund present

гоня́я

while doing (present)
Gerund past

гоняв

гонявши

while doing (past)

Word familyгоня́тьPRO

Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
гоня́ть-to drive; to chase; to make run errands; to drive fast; to go; to let's go
гоня́ться-to chase after; to chase after; to be pursued
вгоня́тьв-to drive in; to drive (into a state); to drive in (cattle)
возгоня́тьвоз-to sublimate; to drive upwards; to elevate
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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • BasketQase edited translation 2 years ago.
  • Sandy edited verb basics 3 years ago.