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засыпа́ть

fairly common #2761C1
verbimperfective perfective is засну́ть
  • 1.

    to fall asleep, to drop off (to sleep)

    Я страда́ю бессо́нницей и до́лго не засыпа́ю.

    I suffer from insomnia and take a long time to fall asleep.

    Imperfective; perfective is засну́ть.

  • 2.

    to fill in (with earth), to cover over

    Рабочие засыпа́ют яму в са́ду землёй.

    The workers are filling in the hole in the garden with earth.

    Imperfective of засы́пать; the object is filled or covered with something loose (earth, sand, snow).

  • 3.

    to shower (with questions), to bombard (with)

    Журнали́сты засыпа́ют его вопро́сами.

    The journalists shower him with questions.

    Figurative use with an instrumental object.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
засыпа́ю
бу́ду засыпа́ть
ты
засыпа́ешь
бу́дешь засыпа́ть
он/она́/оно́
засыпа́ет
бу́дет засыпа́ть
мы
засыпа́ем
бу́дем засыпа́ть
вы
засыпа́ете
бу́дете засыпа́ть
они́
засыпа́ют
бу́дут засыпа́ть
Imperative
ты
засыпа́й
вы
засыпа́йте
Past
masculine
засыпа́л
feminine
засыпа́ла
neuter
засыпа́ло
plural
засыпа́ли

Participles

Active present

засыпа́ющий

someone who is doing
Active past

засыпа́вший

someone who was doing
Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

засыпа́я

while doing (present)
Gerund past

засыпа́в

засыпа́вши

while doing (past)

Word familyсы́патьPRO

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Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
засыпа́тьза-to fall asleep; to fill in (with earth); to shower (with questions)
засы́патьсяза-to get caught; to fail (an exam); to be covered (with)
засыпа́тьсяза-to get caught; to fail (an exam); to get in (of sand or dust); to sleep too long
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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Dumbysol edited participles 2 years ago.
  • Dumbysol edited translation and verb basics 2 years ago.
  • Lisa edited verb basics 7 years ago.