кропа́ть
rare #40100
verbimperfective
- 1.
to scribble, to botch, to bungle, to cobble together
Он по вечера́м кропа́ет стишки́.
In the evenings he scribbles little poems.
Colloquial and dismissive; typically of writing verses or papers.
- 2.
(rare) to sew, to mend, to patch
Стару́шка весь ве́чер кропа́ла руба́ху.
The old woman spent the whole evening mending a shirt.
Dated or dialectal.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | кропа́ю | бу́ду кропа́ть |
| ты | кропа́ешь | бу́дешь кропа́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | кропа́ет | бу́дет кропа́ть |
| мы | кропа́ем | бу́дем кропа́ть |
| вы | кропа́ете | бу́дете кропа́ть |
| они́ | кропа́ют | бу́дут кропа́ть |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | кропа́й |
| вы | кропа́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | кропа́л |
| feminine | кропа́ла |
| neuter | кропа́ло |
| plural | кропа́ли |
Participles
| Active present | scribbling, dashing off, churning out (poorly) | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | who scribbled, who botched, who patched up hastily | |
| Passive present | being scribbled, being knocked together, being cobbled together | |
| Passive past | scribbled, badly written, amateurish | |
| Gerund present | кропа́я | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | кропав кропавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyкропа́тьPRO
- кропа́тьto scribble; to sew
- кропи́тьto sprinkle; to drizzle
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Iron edited translation 4 days ago.
Lisa edited verb basics 6 years ago.
