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па́хнуть

common #972B2
verbimperfective perfective is запа́хнуть
  • 1.

    to smell, to smell of, to reek

    Ли́па сла́дко па́хнет.

    The linden tree smells sweet.

    With the instrumental case for the source of the smell: пахнет цветами.

  • 2.

    to smell of (trouble), to look like

    Здесь па́хнет ссо́рой.

    This smells like a quarrel.

    Figurative use, often impersonal: пахнет чем-то.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
па́хну
бу́ду па́хнуть
ты
па́хнешь
бу́дешь па́хнуть
он/она́/оно́
па́хнет
бу́дет па́хнуть
мы
па́хнем
бу́дем па́хнуть
вы
па́хнете
бу́дете па́хнуть
они́
па́хнут
бу́дут па́хнуть
Imperative
ты
па́хни
вы
па́хните
Past
masculine
па́х, па́хнул
feminine
па́хла
neuter
па́хло
plural
па́хли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

-

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

-

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VerbPrefixMeaning
па́хнуть-to smell; to smell of (trouble)
запа́хнутьза-to begin to smell
пропа́хнутьпро-to become permeated with the smell
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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • João edited verb basics 3 years ago.
  • Sandy edited translation 4 years ago.
  • TonyUK edited translation 4 years ago.