зазубри́ть
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- 1.
to cram, to learn by heart, to memorize by rote
Я зазубри́л все правила пе́ред экза́меном.
I crammed all the rules before the exam.
Colloquial; implies mechanical memorization without understanding. Perfective of зубрить/зазубривать.
- 2.
to serrate, to make jagged, to notch, to nick (a blade)
Он зазубри́л ле́звие ножа́ о ка́мень.
He nicked the knife blade on a stone.
Often of a blade damaged by use.
Examples
Дети зазубрили стихотворение перед уроком.
The children memorized the poem before the lesson.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | зазубрю́ |
| ты | - | зазубри́шь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | зазубри́т |
| мы | - | зазубри́м |
| вы | - | зазубри́те |
| они́ | - | зазубря́т |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | зазубри́ |
| вы | зазубри́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | зазубри́л |
| feminine | зазубри́ла |
| neuter | зазубри́ло |
| plural | зазубри́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having crammed, having memorized, who has learned by heart | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | notched, jagged, serrated | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | зазубри́в зазубри́вши | while doing (past) |
Word familyзубри́тьPRO
- зубри́тьto cram; to notch
- вы́зубритьto cram; to notch
- вызу́бриватьto cram; to notch
- зазу́бриватьto learn by rote; to notch
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Prefix groupPRO
(Derived from зубри́ть.)
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| зазубри́ть | за- | to cram; to serrate |
| зазубри́ться | за- | to become jagged; to cram too hard |
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Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
Dumbysol edited participles 3 years ago.
