народи́ть

rare #40869

verbperfective

1.
to give birth to, to bring into the world, to bear (children)
Она́ народи́ла пятеры́х дете́й.
She gave birth to five children.
Colloquial; perfective, usually implies several children.
2.
(rare) to produce in large numbers, to bring forth, to spawn
Э́то вре́мя народи́ло мно́жество слу́хов.
That time spawned a great many rumours.
Figurative and colloquial.
3.
(rare) to bear abundantly (of fruit), to yield a big crop
Я́блоня в э́том го́ду народи́ла мно́го я́блок.
The apple tree bore a lot of apples this year.
Colloquial or dialectal.

Examples

Народили детей, а воспитывать некому.
They had children, but no one to raise them.
Яблоня народила столько яблок, что ветки трещат.
The apple tree produced so many apples that its branches are creaking.
Соседи народили пятерых детей и не жалуются.
The neighbors had five children and don’t complain.

Imperative
ты	народи́
вы	народи́те

Active present	-
Active past	народи́вший	having given birth, having borne
Passive present	-
Passive past	нарождённый	newly born, just born
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	народи́в народивши	while doing (past)

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(Derived from роди́ть.)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
народи́ть	на-	to give birth to; to produce in large numbers; to bear abundantly (of fruit)
народи́ться	на-	to come into being

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