гоня́ть
- 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.
(rare) to 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
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| вгоня́ть | в- | to drive in; to drive (into a state); to drive in (cattle) |
| возгоня́ть | воз- | to sublimate; to drive upwards; to elevate |
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