кра́сить
uncommon #8305
- 1.
to paint, to coat with paint
Мы кра́сим забо́р в зелёный цвет.
We are painting the fence green.
Of walls, fences, furniture etc.
- 2.
to dye, to colour
Она́ кра́сит во́лосы в ры́жий цвет.
She dyes her hair red.
Of hair, cloth, Easter eggs.
- 3.
to make up (lips or eyes), to put makeup on, to paint (nails)
Она́ кра́сит губы́ пе́ред вы́ходом.
She puts on lipstick before going out.
With a body part as object: красить губы / ресницы / ногти.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | кра́шу | бу́ду кра́сить |
| ты | кра́сишь | бу́дешь кра́сить |
| он/она́/оно́ | кра́сит | бу́дет кра́сить |
| мы | кра́сим | бу́дем кра́сить |
| вы | кра́сите | бу́дете кра́сить |
| они́ | кра́сят | бу́дут кра́сить |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | кра́сь |
| вы | кра́сьте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | кра́сил |
| feminine | кра́сила |
| neuter | кра́сило |
| plural | кра́сили |
Participles
| Active present | colouring, dyeing, tinting | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | who painted, which painted, having painted, who dyed | |
| Passive present | beautiful, handsome, pretty, lovely | |
| Passive past | painted, coated with paint | |
| Gerund present | кра́ся | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | краси́в красивши | while doing (past) |
Word familyкра́скаPRO
- кра́скаpaint; colour; coat of paint
- кра́сныйred
- кра́сныйred
- окра́скаcolour; tinge; painting
- вкра́стьсяto creep in
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Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| кра́сить | - | to paint; to dye; to make up (lips or eyes) |
| кра́ситься | - | to wear makeup; to dye one's hair; to come off (of dye); to take dye well |
| вы́красить | вы- | to paint |
| докра́сить | до- | to Finish painting |
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Iron edited translation 3 days ago.
luke.hess97 edited translation 1 year ago.
Sandy edited verb basics 6 years ago.



















