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задёргивать

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verbimperfective perfective is задёрнуть
  • 1.

    to draw (curtains), to pull shut, to close

    Вечером она́ задёргивает што́ры.

    In the evening she draws the curtains.

    Imperfective; of curtains, drapes, a blind.

  • 2.

    to harass, to wear out, to drive to distraction, to pester

    Нача́льник совсе́м задёргивает подчинённых.

    The boss completely wears out his staff.

    Colloquial; of people worn out by constant orders or nagging.

  • 3.

    (rareto jerk (the reins), to pull at (the reins)

    Не задёргивай пово́дья, конь и так устал.

    Don't keep jerking the reins - the horse is tired as it is.

    Of a rider or driver handling a horse.

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
бу́ду задёргивать
ты
бу́дешь задёргивать
он/она́/оно́
бу́дет задёргивать
мы
бу́дем задёргивать
вы
бу́дете задёргивать
они́
бу́дут задёргивать
Imperative
ты
вы
Past
masculine
feminine
neuter
plural

Participles

Active present

задёргивающий

drawing, pulling across, closing (curtains)

Active past

задёргивавший

drawing (curtains), pulling across (curtains), closing (by drawing)

Passive present

задёргиваемый

that can be drawn, that can be closed

Passive past

-

Gerund present

задёргивая

while doing (present)
Gerund past

задёргивав

задёргивавши

while doing (past)

Word familyдёргатьPRO

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Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
вдёргиватьв-to thread
вздёргиватьвз-to jerk up; to hang
выдёргиватьвы-to pull out
задёргиватьза-to draw (curtains); to harass; to jerk (the reins)
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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • agf edited translation 1 year ago.
  • Lucian edited verb basics, imperative forms, past forms and conjugation 6 years ago.
  • Lucian edited word type 6 years ago.