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нажа́ть

fairly common #1856C1
verbperfective imperfective is нажима́ть
  • 1.

    to press, to push

    Он нажа́л на кно́пку звонка.

    He pressed the doorbell button.

    the thing pressed = на + accusative

  • 2.

    to put pressure on, to press (someone), to lean on

    Ему пришлось нажа́ть на роди́телей.

    He had to put pressure on his parents.

    на + accusative; figurative

  • 3.

    to step on it, to get a move on, to speed up

    Нажми́, ина́че мы опозда́ем на по́езд!

    Step on it, or we'll miss the train!

    colloquial

  • 4.

    to squeeze out, to press out

    Она́ нажа́ла два стака́на виногра́дного со́ка.

    She squeezed out two glasses of grape juice.

    of juice and similar

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
нажму́
ты-
нажмёшь
он/она́/оно́-
нажмёт
мы-
нажмём
вы-
нажмёте
они́-
нажму́т
Imperative
ты
нажми́
вы
нажми́те
Past
masculine
нажа́л
feminine
нажа́ла
neuter
нажа́ло
plural
нажа́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

нажа́вший

having pressed, who pressed, that pressed

Passive present

-

Passive past

нажа́тый

pressed, pushed, clicked

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

нажа́в

нажавши

while doing (past)

Word familyжатьPRO

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Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
нажа́тьна-to press; to put pressure on; to step on it; to squeeze out
нажа́тьсяна-to be pressed
обнажа́тьоб-to bare
обнажа́тьсяоб-to strip oneself
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  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • drvuquangson edited translation 10 months ago.
  • xenomurph edited translation 1 year ago.