кова́ться
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- 1.
to be forged, to be hammered, to be beaten into shapemetalworking
Мета́лл кова́лся на накова́льне.
The metal was being forged on the anvil.
Passive of ковать; used of metal being worked.
- 2.
to be shaped, to be formed, to be developed, to be created
Хара́ктер кова́лся в тру́дностях.
His character was forged in hardship.
Figurative and often lofty in tone.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | бу́ду кова́ться | |
| ты | бу́дешь кова́ться | |
| он/она́/оно́ | бу́дет кова́ться | |
| мы | бу́дем кова́ться | |
| вы | бу́дете кова́ться | |
| они́ | бу́дут кова́ться |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | |
| вы | |
| Past | |
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Participles
| Active present | being forged, undergoing forging | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | forged, hammered | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | - | |
| Gerund present | куясь | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | ковавшись | while doing (past) |
Word familyкова́тьPRO
- кова́тьto forge
- вы́коватьto forge
- закова́тьto shackle
- кова́тьсяto be forged; to be shaped
- подкова́тьto shoe (a horse); to give a grounding in
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Contributions
Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
anonymous edited verb basics, imperative forms, past forms and conjugation 6 years ago.
