казни́ть
fairly common #4505
verbperfective & imperfective
- 1.
to execute, to put to deathlaw
Престу́пника казни́ли на рассве́те.
The criminal was executed at dawn.
Both imperfective and perfective (bi-aspectual verb).
- 2.
to torment, to torture, to castigate
Он до сих пор казни́т себя́ за э́ту оши́бку.
He is still tormenting himself over that mistake.
Figurative; often reflexive: казнить себя 'reproach oneself bitterly'.
Examples
Переста́нь себя казни́ть.
Stop blaming yourself.
Переста́ньте себя казни́ть.
Stop blaming yourself.
Тома казни́ли.
Tom has been executed.
Уби́йцу казни́ли.
The murderer was executed.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | казню́ | бу́ду казни́ть |
| ты | казни́шь | бу́дешь казни́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | казни́т | бу́дет казни́ть |
| мы | казни́м | бу́дем казни́ть |
| вы | казни́те | бу́дете казни́ть |
| они́ | казня́т | бу́дут казни́ть |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | казни́ |
| вы | казни́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | казни́л |
| feminine | казни́ла |
| neuter | казни́ло |
| plural | казни́ли |
Participles
| Active present | executing, punishing, castigating, avenging | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | executing, who executed | |
| Passive present | subject to execution, executable, liable to capital punishment | |
| Passive past | executed | |
| Gerund present | казня́ | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | казни́в казнивши | while doing (past) |
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| казни́ть | - | to execute; to torment |
| казни́ться | - | to blame oneself |
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