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закуса́ть

verb, perfective

Very rarely used word (top 60,000)

  • 1.

    to bite (repeatedly), to attack by biting, to bite severely

    Example:

    Комар закусал меня до волдырей.

    The mosquito bit me until I had blisters.

  • 2.

    to eat a snack (after drinking alcohol), to have a bite (with a drink)

    Example:

    Он закусил водку солёным огурцом.

    He ate a pickled cucumber after drinking vodka.

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
закуса́ю
ты-
закуса́ешь
он/она́/оно́-
закуса́ет
мы-
закуса́ем
вы-
закуса́ете
они́-
закуса́ют
Imperative
ты
закуса́й
вы
закуса́йте
Past
masculine
закуса́л
feminine
закуса́ла
neuter
закуса́ло
plural
закуса́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

закуса́вший

having taken the bit between one's teeth, unrestrained, headstrong, bolting

Passive present

-

Passive past

заку́санный

stained (from food/drink), disheveled (from food/drink), messy (from food/drink)

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

закуса́в

закусавши

while doing (past)

Related words

Contributions

  • Lucian edited verb basics 6 years ago.