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
Учитель, перечёркивавший ошибки, качал головой.
The teacher who was crossing out the mistakes 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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