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отстуча́ть

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verbperfective imperfective is отсту́кивать
  • 1.

    to tap out (a message), to drum out (a rhythm), to finish tapping, to finish knocking

    Он бы́стро отстуча́л сообще́ние на клавиату́ре.

    He quickly tapped out the message on the keyboard.

    Perfective; often of typing on a keyboard or telegraph key.

  • 2.

    to strike (of a clock), to beat (for a while), to finish beating, to tick (of a clock or engine)

    Часы отстуча́ли двена́дцать.

    The clock struck twelve.

  • 3.

    (rareto put in (time), to serve (a term)

    Он отстуча́л два́дцать лет на телегра́фе.

    He put in twenty years at the telegraph office.

    Colloquial.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
отстучу́
ты-
отстучи́шь
он/она́/оно́-
отстучи́т
мы-
отстучи́м
вы-
отстучи́те
они́-
отстуча́т
Imperative
ты
отстучи́
вы
отстучи́те
Past
masculine
отстуча́л
feminine
отстуча́ла
neuter
отстуча́ло
plural
отстуча́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

отстуча́вший

having tapped out, having knocked out, having drummed, having ticked away (of time)

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

отстуча́в

отстучавши

while doing (past)

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  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Lucian edited verb basics 6 years ago.