затро́нуть
- 1.
to touch, to graze, to injure slightly
Пу́ля затро́нула кость.
The bullet grazed the bone.
Often of a bullet, blade or fire touching something.
- 2.
to touch on, to bring up, to mention briefly
Учи́тель затро́нул и э́ту те́му.
The teacher touched on this topic too.
With тему, вопрос, проблему.
- 3.
to affect, to concern, to hit
Ого́нь затро́нул часть леса.
The fire affected part of the forest.
Of a fire, crisis or reform reaching part of something.
- 4.
to hurt (feelings), to wound (pride), to touch a nerve
Э́ти сло́ва затро́нули её самолю́бие.
Those words hurt her pride.
With чувства, самолюбие, гордость.
Usage info
Can be used figuratively as in to "touch on a subject" or "to broach a question"
Examples
Программа расселения затронула тысячи семей.
The resettlement program affected thousands of families.
Германизирующий процесс затронул многие славянские земли.
The Germanizing process affected many Slavic lands.
Операция затронула подлопаточный нерв плеча.
The operation affected the subscapular nerve of the shoulder.
Его речь глубоко затро́нула аудито́рию.
His speech deeply affected the audience.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | затро́ну |
| ты | - | затро́нешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | затро́нет |
| мы | - | затро́нем |
| вы | - | затро́нете |
| они́ | - | затро́нут |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | затро́нь |
| вы | затро́ньте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | затро́нул |
| feminine | затро́нула |
| neuter | затро́нуло |
| plural | затро́нули |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | affecting, touching, moving, having affected | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | affected, concerned, touched, mentioned | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | затро́нув затронувши | while doing (past) |
Word familyтро́нутьPRO
- тро́нутьto touch; to move (emotionally)
- затро́нутьto touch; to touch on; to affect; to hurt (feelings)
- тро́нутьсяto start moving; to go nuts; to be touched
- дотро́нутьсяto touch (physically)
- притро́нутьсяto touch
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