запе́ть

Examples

• Ни с того́ ни с сего моя́ мать запе́ла.

  All of a sudden, my mother began to sing.

• Гости, развеселившиеся после танцев, запели песни.

  The guests, who had become merry after dancing, started singing songs.

• Ямщик прихлестнул коней и запел песню.

  The coachman lashed the horses, and they began to sing a song.

• Мать, покачавшая колыбель, тихо запела.

  The mother who had rocked the cradle began to sing softly.

• Мать, спеленавшая ребёнка, тихо запела колыбельную.

  The mother who had swaddled the child quietly began singing a lullaby.

• Внезапно моя́ мать запе́ла.

  Suddenly, my mother started singing.

• Тяпнувший рюмку сосед громко запел.

  The neighbor, having downed a shot, began singing loudly.

• Мы запе́ли.

  We started singing.

• Шаманящая женщина зажгла травы и запела.

  The shamanic woman lit some herbs and began to sing.

• Дед, приголубивший внучку, тихо запел песню.

  The grandfather, who had cuddled his granddaughter, began singing a song softly.