затверди́ть
rare #29097
- 1.
to learn by heart, to learn by rote, to memorize
Он затверди́л стихотворе́ние наизу́сть.
He learned the poem by heart.
Often implies mechanical memorization without understanding.
- 2.
to keep repeating, to harp on
Он затверди́л одно́ и то же и никого́ не слу́шает.
He keeps repeating the same thing and listens to no one.
Colloquial and disapproving; usually with «одно и то же».
Examples
Дети затвердили стихотворение к уроку.
The children learned the poem by heart for class.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | затвержу́ |
| ты | - | затверди́шь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | затверди́т |
| мы | - | затверди́м |
| вы | - | затверди́те |
| они́ | - | затвердя́т |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | затверди́ |
| вы | затверди́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | затверди́л |
| feminine | затверди́ла |
| neuter | затверди́ло |
| plural | затверди́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | hardened, solidified, congealed | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | learned by heart, memorized, crammed | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | затверди́в затвердивши | while doing (past) |
Word familyтвердьPRO
- твердьfirmament; dry land; fortress
- тверде́тьto harden
- тверди́тьto keep repeating; to memorize
- тверды́няstronghold
- утверди́тьto approve; to confirm (someone in something)
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Iron edited translation 5 days ago.
Lucian edited verb basics 6 years ago.
