затворя́ть

rare #47479

verbimperfective perfective is затвори́ть

1.
to close, to shut
Затворя́й дверь, на у́лице хо́лодно.
Shut the door, it's cold outside.
Somewhat dated or literary; the everyday word is закрывать.
2.
(rare) to mix (dough), to prepare (dough)cooking
Ба́бушка затворя́ла те́сто на молоке́.
Grandmother was mixing the dough with milk.
Only of dough or batter: затворять тесто.
3.
(rare) to shut in, to confine
Раньше де́вушек затворя́ли в монастыре́.
In the old days girls were shut away in a convent.
Of people: shut away in a cell, monastery, etc.

Examples

Не затворяй окно, в комнате очень душно.
Don't close the window; it's very stuffy in the room.
Уходя, затворяйте за собой калитку.
When you leave, close the gate behind you.
Она медленно затворяла тяжёлую дверь храма.
She slowly closed the heavy door of the church.

Imperative
ты	затворя́й
вы	затворя́йте

Active present	затворя́ющий	closing, shutting, that closes, that shuts
Active past	затворя́вший	who was closing, that was shutting, having been closing
Passive present	затворя́емый	closable, that can be closed, being shut
Passive past	-
Gerund present	затворя́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	затворяв затворявши	while doing (past)

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Verb	Prefix	Meaning
вытворя́ть	вы-	to get up to (mischief)
затворя́ть	за-	to close; to mix (dough); to shut in
претворя́ть	пре-	to turn
притворя́ть	при-	to close (partly)