кача́ть
- 1.
to rock, to swing, to sway
Мать кача́ет ребёнка в колыбе́ли.
The mother is rocking the baby in the cradle.
Of cradles, boats, branches; also impersonal: его качает 'he is unsteady on his feet'.
- 2.
to shake (one's head), to move back and forth
Он заду́мчиво кача́ет голово́й.
He is thoughtfully shaking his head.
Typically качать головой 'to shake one's head'.
- 3.
to pump, to pump out
Насо́с кача́ет во́ду из коло́дца.
The pump draws water from the well.
- 4.
to downloadcomputing
Я кача́ю фильм из интерне́та.
I'm downloading a film from the internet.
Colloquial.
Examples
Мама, отчитывавшая сына, качала головой.
The mother scolding her son shook her head.
Учитель, перечёркивавший ошибки, качал головой.
The teacher who was crossing out the mistakes shook his head.
Ветерок, обвевающий поля, качал колосья пшеницы.
The breeze blowing across the fields swayed the wheat ears.
Старик, поминавший прошлое, качал головой.
The old man, who dwelt on the past, shook his head.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | кача́ю | бу́ду кача́ть |
| ты | кача́ешь | бу́дешь кача́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | кача́ет | бу́дет кача́ть |
| мы | кача́ем | бу́дем кача́ть |
| вы | кача́ете | бу́дете кача́ть |
| они́ | кача́ют | бу́дут кача́ть |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | кача́й |
| вы | кача́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | кача́л |
| feminine | кача́ла |
| neuter | кача́ло |
| plural | кача́ли |
Participles
| Active present | swinging, rocking, swaying | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | swinging, rocking, swaying, pumping | |
| Passive present | being rocked, being swung, swaying | |
| Passive past | headed, head-forming (e.g., head lettuce) | |
| Gerund present | кача́я | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | качав качавши | while doing (past) |
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| кача́ть | - | to rock; to shake (one's head); to pump; to download |
| кача́ться | - | to swing; to sway; to stagger; to work out (with weights) |
| вкача́ть | в- | to pump in; to pump in (money); to upload |
| вкача́ться | в- | to get into shape |
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