добива́ть
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- 1.
to finish off, to kill off, to put out of its misery
Он не хоте́л добива́ть ра́неное животное.
He did not want to finish off the wounded animal.
Of a wounded person or animal; the perfective is «добить».
- 2.
to crush, to destroy, to finish off, to wear down completely
Таки́е но́вости меня́ про́сто добива́ют.
News like that just crushes me.
Of an already weakened enemy, or figuratively of a person worn out by bad news.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | добива́ю | бу́ду добива́ть |
| ты | добива́ешь | бу́дешь добива́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | добива́ет | бу́дет добива́ть |
| мы | добива́ем | бу́дем добива́ть |
| вы | добива́ете | бу́дете добива́ть |
| они́ | добива́ют | бу́дут добива́ть |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | добива́й |
| вы | добива́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | добива́л |
| feminine | добива́ла |
| neuter | добива́ло |
| plural | добива́ли |
Participles
| Active present | finishing, delivering the final blow, decisive | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | finishing off, dealing the final blow to | |
| Passive present | being finished off, being completed, being finalized | |
| Passive past | - | |
| Gerund present | добива́я | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | добивав добивавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyвбива́тьPRO
- добива́ниеfinishing off
- добива́тьсяto strive for
Prefix groupPRO
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