погуби́ть
- 1.
to ruin, to destroy, to be the undoing of
Аза́ртная игра́ его погуби́ла.
Gambling was his undoing.
Of something that wrecks a person's life, reputation or prospects.
- 2.
to kill, to cause the death of, to do away with
Боле́знь погуби́ла мно́гих люде́й.
The disease killed many people.
Often of illness, war or circumstances rather than a direct killer.
Examples
Неприспособленность растения к холоду погубила урожай.
The plant’s inability to withstand the cold ruined the harvest.
Разорительные налоги погубили маленькие магазины.
ruinous taxes destroyed the small shops.
Гигантомания погубила многие советские проекты.
Gigantomania ruined many Soviet projects.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | погублю́ |
| ты | - | погу́бишь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | погу́бит |
| мы | - | погу́бим |
| вы | - | погу́бите |
| они́ | - | погу́бят |
Note: Stress change.
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | погуби́ |
| вы | погуби́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | погуби́л |
| feminine | погуби́ла |
| neuter | погуби́ло |
| plural | погуби́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having ruined, having destroyed, having killed, having undone | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | ruined, destroyed, lost | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | погуби́в погубивши | while doing (past) |
Word familyгуби́тьPRO
- губи́тьto destroy; to ruin; to doom
- загуби́тьto ruin
- погуби́тьto ruin; to kill
- пригу́битьto take a sip
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