нащёлкать
- 1.
to crack (a quantity of), to crack open
Он нащёлкал целую ми́ску орехов.
He cracked a whole bowl of nuts.
Perfective; implies a certain amount was done.
- 2.
to snap (a lot of photos), to take (photos)
На пра́зднике я нащёлкал сто фотогра́фий.
At the party I snapped a hundred photos.
Colloquial; of taking many pictures quickly.
- 3.
(rare) to flick (repeatedly), to fillip
Брат нащёлкал мне по лбу.
My brother flicked me on the forehead a few times.
Colloquial; usually with по лбу / по носу.
Examples
Дети нащёлкали орехов перед праздником.
The children cracked a lot of nuts before the celebration.
Мы нащёлкали сотню фотографий на пляже.
We snapped a hundred photos on the beach.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | нащёлкаю |
| ты | - | нащёлкаешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | нащёлкает |
| мы | - | нащёлкаем |
| вы | - | нащёлкаете |
| они́ | - | нащёлкают |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | нащёлкай |
| вы | нащёлкайте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | нащёлкал |
| feminine | нащёлкала |
| neuter | нащёлкало |
| plural | нащёлкали |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having taken many photos, having clicked many pictures | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | snapped, photographed (quickly or in large quantity) | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | нащёлкав нащёлкавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyщёлкаPRO
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