замета́ть
rare #18841
- 1.
to cover (with snow or sand), to drift over, to bury
Доро́гу замета́ет сне́гом.
The road is being covered with snow.
Usually impersonal: дорогу заметает снегом.
- 2.
to sweep up, to sweep together, to sweep (into)
Дво́рник замета́ет ли́стья в кучу.
The caretaker sweeps the leaves into a pile.
- 3.
(rare) to nab, to nick, to run in
Таки́х бы́стро замета́ют.
Guys like that get nabbed fast.
Colloquial slang, mostly about the police.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | замета́ю | бу́ду замета́ть |
| ты | замета́ешь | бу́дешь замета́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | замета́ет | бу́дет замета́ть |
| мы | замета́ем | бу́дем замета́ть |
| вы | замета́ете | бу́дете замета́ть |
| они́ | замета́ют | бу́дут замета́ть |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | замета́й |
| вы | замета́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | замета́л |
| feminine | замета́ла |
| neuter | замета́ло |
| plural | замета́ли |
Participles
| Active present | sweeping, covering, drifting | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | sweeping (over), covering (with snow/dust) | |
| Passive present | being snowed over, being covered (by snow, sand, dust) | |
| Passive past | covered (with snow or sand), snow-covered, drifted over, wind-swept | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | заметав заметавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyмета́тьPRO
Prefix groupPRO
(Derived from мета́ть.)
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| замета́ть | за- | to cover (with snow or sand); to sweep up; to nab |
| замета́ться | за- | to begin to rush about; to be swept up |
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