погоня́ть
rare #15381
- 1.
to drive on, to urge on, to hurry on
Погоня́й лошаде́й, мы опа́здываем!
Urge the horses on - we're late!
Perfective with the sense 'do for a while'; typically of horses or cattle.
- 2.
to race around (for a while), to speed around, to drive around fast
Ча́са три он погоня́л на мотоци́кле, потом надое́ло.
He raced around on his motorbike for about three hours, then got bored of it.
Colloquial; of driving or riding for a limited time.
Motion info
погоня́ть is derived from the multidirectional verb of motion гоня́ть.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | погоня́ю |
| ты | - | погоня́ешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | погоня́ет |
| мы | - | погоня́ем |
| вы | - | погоня́ете |
| они́ | - | погоня́ют |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | погоня́й |
| вы | погоня́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | погоня́л |
| feminine | погоня́ла |
| neuter | погоня́ло |
| plural | погоня́ли |
Participles
| Active present | driving, urging, goading, spurring on | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | who chased, having chased, who drove, having driven | |
| Passive present | driven, chased, herded, pursued | |
| Passive past | - | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | погоняв погонявши | while doing (past) |
Word familyгоня́тьPRO
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