заца́пать
rare #42348
verbperfective
- 1.
to grab, to lay hold of, to seize
Он заца́пал меня́ за рука́в.
He grabbed me by the sleeve.
Colloquial; often with a nuance of grabbing greedily or roughly.
- 2.
to nab, to collar, to catchpolice
Во́ра заца́пали пря́мо на вокза́ле.
They nabbed the thief right at the station.
Colloquial, of the police catching someone.
- 3.
to pinch, to swipe, to filch
Кто́-то заца́пал мой зонт.
Somebody swiped my umbrella.
Colloquial, of petty theft.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | заца́паю |
| ты | - | заца́паешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | заца́пает |
| мы | - | заца́паем |
| вы | - | заца́паете |
| они́ | - | заца́пают |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | заца́пай |
| вы | заца́пайте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | заца́пал |
| feminine | заца́пала |
| neuter | заца́пало |
| plural | заца́пали |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having grabbed, having seized, that grabbed, who grabbed | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | snatched, seized, grabbed, pilfered | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | заца́пав зацапавши | while doing (past) |
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| заца́пать | за- | to grab; to nab; to pinch |
| поца́паться | по- | to squabble |
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Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
Lucian edited verb basics 7 years ago.
