загоня́ть

rare #15035verbimperfective perfective is загна́ть

1.
to drive in, to herd in, to drive (into a pen)
Пасту́х загоня́ет коро́в в хлев.
The shepherd is driving the cows into the barn.
Imperfective; perfective загнать.
2.
to drive in, to hammer in
Он загоня́ет гвоздь в до́ску молотко́м.
He is driving the nail into the board with a hammer.
Imperfective; perfective загнать.
3.
to bring to bay, to corner, to drive into a cornerhunting
Охо́тники загоня́ют зве́ря в у́гол.
The hunters are driving the animal into a corner.
Imperfective; perfective загнать.
4.
to ride to death, to tire out, to exhaust, to flog (a horse)
Он совсе́м загоня́л ло́шадь.
He ran the horse completely into the ground.
Perfective, colloquial.
5.
to run off one's feet, to wear out, to drive hard, to urge oncolloquial
Дети совсе́м меня́ загоня́ли.
The children have run me completely off my feet.
Perfective when it means 'wear out completely'.

Motion info

загоня́ть is derived from the multidirectional verb of motion гоня́ть with prefix за- (go behind / start).

Пастух загоняет коров в сарай.
The shepherd is driving the cows into the barn.
Охотники загоняли зверя в ловушку.
The hunters drove the animal into a trap.
Ты совсем загоняешь себя работой.
You're completely wearing yourself out with work.

Imperative
ты	загоня́й
вы	загоня́йте

Active present	загоня́ющий	exhausting, overworking, draining
Active past	загоня́вший	having exhausted, having worn out, having run ragged
Passive present	загоня́емый	being driven, being herded, being chased, being pursued
Passive past	-
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	загоняв загонявши	while doing (past)

гоня́тьto drive; to chase; to make run errands; to drive fast; to go; let's go
verbimperfective
прого́нrun-through; purlin; passage; well-shaft
nounmasculine
вгоня́тьto drive in; to drive (into a state); to drive in (cattle)
verbimperfective
прого́ныtravelling allowance
nounmasculine
угоня́тьto steal (a vehicle); to drive away
verbimperfective

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