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ката́ть

verbmotion multidirectional (partner кати́ть)imperfective aspect (partner поката́ть)very rarely used word (top 20,000)Grammar - Verbs of Motion
  • 1.

    to roll

    multidirectional

  • 2.

    to wheel

  • 3.

    to drive, to take (someone) for a drive

Motion info

кати́ть/ката́ть is a verb of motion pair:

 · кати́ть is unidirectional → go right now or in a specific single trip.

 · ката́ть is multidirectional → habitual movement, repeated trips, or there-and-back movement.

Directionality and Aspect

идти́/ходи́ть are both imperfective and thus focus on the process. Use the perfective aspect partner instead if you want to describe a completed action (идти́пойти́ and ходи́тьсходи́ть).

When choosing a verb, step 1 is directionality (one trip vs repeated/there and back), then step 2 is aspect (process/result, ongoing/completed).

Usage info

To roll or push something steadily or without a specific direction.

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
ката́ю
бу́ду ката́ть
ты
ката́ешь
бу́дешь ката́ть
он/она́/оно́
ката́ет
бу́дет ката́ть
мы
ката́ем
бу́дем ката́ть
вы
ката́ете
бу́дете ката́ть
они́
ката́ют
бу́дут ката́ть
Imperative
ты
ката́й
вы
ката́йте
Past
masculine
ката́л
feminine
ката́ла
neuter
ката́ло
plural
ката́ли

Participles

Active present

ката́ющий

rolling, riding, driving (as in providing a ride)

Active past

ката́вший

who was driving, who was riding, who was skating, having driven, having ridden, having skated

Passive present

ката́емый

rolled, ridden, driven

Passive past

ка́танный

rolled

Gerund present

ката́я

while doing (present)
Gerund past

катав

катавши

while doing (past)

Related words

Contributions

  • Singolin edited translation and usage info 1 year ago.
  • Sandy edited translation 1 year ago.
  • IvanaRedHead edited translation 1 year ago.
  • Sandy edited translation 2 years ago.