перекопа́ть
rare #26976
- 1.
to dig up (all of), to dig over, to turn over (soil)
Оте́ц перекопа́л весь огоро́д.
Father dug over the whole vegetable garden.
Of a plot of land dug over completely.
- 2.
to search everywhere, to rummage through, to turn upside down
Я перекопа́л весь шкаф, но ключи́ не нашёл.
I rummaged through the whole cupboard but didn't find the keys.
Colloquial, figurative.
- 3.
to dig a trench across, to cut across with a ditch
Доро́гу перекопа́ли, и прое́хать нельзя́.
They dug a trench across the road and you can't drive through.
Typically of a road made impassable.
- 4.
to dig up again, to re-dig
Придётся перекопа́ть гря́дку за́ново.
We'll have to dig the bed over again.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | перекопа́ю |
| ты | - | перекопа́ешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | перекопа́ет |
| мы | - | перекопа́ем |
| вы | - | перекопа́ете |
| они́ | - | перекопа́ют |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | перекопа́й |
| вы | перекопа́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | перекопа́л |
| feminine | перекопа́ла |
| neuter | перекопа́ло |
| plural | перекопа́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having dug up, having dug over, having trenched | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | dug up, excavated, turned over | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | перекопа́в перекопавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyкопа́тьPRO
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