долба́ть
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- 1.
to pound, to beat repeatedly, to smash, to batter
Он це́лый час долба́л сте́ну кува́лдой.
He pounded the wall with a sledgehammer for a whole hour.
Colloquial and coarse; a rough equivalent of долбить.
- 2.
to pester, to nag, to get on someone's nerves
Не долба́й меня́ свои́ми вопро́сами!
Stop pestering me with your questions!
Colloquial; figurative use of the 'pound' sense.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | долба́ю | бу́ду долба́ть |
| ты | долба́ешь | бу́дешь долба́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | долба́ет | бу́дет долба́ть |
| мы | долба́ем | бу́дем долба́ть |
| вы | долба́ете | бу́дете долба́ть |
| они́ | долба́ют | бу́дут долба́ть |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | долба́й |
| вы | долба́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | долба́л |
| feminine | долба́ла |
| neuter | долба́ло |
| plural | долба́ли |
Participles
| Active present | pounding, hammering, striking repeatedly | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having pecked, having hammered, having chiselled, that was pecking | |
| Passive present | pounded, hammered, badgered, harassed | |
| Passive past | damned, bloody, freaking, f***ing | |
| Gerund present | долба́я | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | долбав долбавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyдолба́тьPRO
- долби́тьto pound; to hollow out; to cram
- вы́долбитьto hollow out; to learn by heart
- долбану́тьto hit (hard)
- долбану́тьсяto bang oneself; to go crazy
- долбану́тыйnuts
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Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| долба́ть | - | to pound; to pester |
| раздолба́ть | раз- | to smash |
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Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
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