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накры́ть

fairly common #3270C2
verbperfective imperfective is накрыва́ть
  • 1.

    to cover, to cover up

    Она́ накры́ла ребёнка одея́лом.

    She covered the child with a blanket.

    Imperfective partner: накрывать

  • 2.

    to set (the table), to lay (the table)

    Накро́й на стол, гости уже́ иду́т!

    Set the table, the guests are on their way!

    usually with на стол or стол as object

  • 3.

    to catch red-handed, to nab, to bust

    Ша́йку накры́ли при ограбле́нии магази́на.

    The gang was caught robbing a shop.

    colloquial; often of police catching criminals

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
накро́ю
ты-
накро́ешь
он/она́/оно́-
накро́ет
мы-
накро́ем
вы-
накро́ете
они́-
накро́ют
Imperative
ты
накро́й
вы
накро́йте
Past
masculine
накры́л
feminine
накры́ла
neuter
накры́ло
plural
накры́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

накры́вший

having covered, that covered

Passive present

-

Passive past

накры́тый

covered, covered up

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

накры́в

накрывши

while doing (past)

Word familyкрытьPRO

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Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
накры́тьна-to cover; to set (the table); to catch red-handed
накры́тьсяна-to cover oneself (with); to fail
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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • elorin_alatarial edited translation 4 years ago.
  • Dumbysol edited verb basics 4 years ago.