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отбавля́ть

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verbimperfective
  • 1.

    to take away (some), to pour off, to reduce (by pouring off)

    Придётся отбавля́ть молока́ из бидо́на.

    We'll have to pour off some of the milk from the can.

    Imperfective; usually with a partitive genitive of the substance.

  • 2.

    to more than enough, to in abundance, to plenty and to spare

    Сме́лости у него хоть отбавля́й.

    He has more than enough courage.

    Only in the set phrase «хоть отбавляй», with the noun in the genitive.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
отбавля́ю
бу́ду отбавля́ть
ты
отбавля́ешь
бу́дешь отбавля́ть
он/она́/оно́
отбавля́ет
бу́дет отбавля́ть
мы
отбавля́ем
бу́дем отбавля́ть
вы
отбавля́ете
бу́дете отбавля́ть
они́
отбавля́ют
бу́дут отбавля́ть
Imperative
ты
отбавля́й
вы
отбавля́йте
Past
masculine
отбавля́л
feminine
отбавля́ла
neuter
отбавля́ло
plural
отбавля́ли

Participles

Active present

отбавля́ющий

decreasing, reducing, subtracting, taking away

Active past

отбавля́вший

having subtracted, having reduced, that was subtracting

Passive present

отбавляемый

diminishable, reducible, subtractable

Passive past

-

Gerund present

отбавля́я

while doing (present)
Gerund past

отбавляв

отбавлявши

while doing (past)

Word familyнаба́вкаPRO

Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
добавля́тьдо-to add; to add (in speaking); to supplement
забавля́тьза-to amuse
избавля́тьиз-to rid; to deliver
набавля́тьна-to add
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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation 1 year ago.
  • Lisa edited verb basics 7 years ago.