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поде́лать

Somewhat often used word (top 4,000)

Verb aspects

Imperfective (ongoing or repeatedly):
Perfective (completed or one-time):

to do (something); to accomplish a little; can’t do anything

Translation

  • 1.

    to do (something), manage to do

    It often expresses resignation or inevitability.

    Example: Что тут поде́лаешь? - What can you do? (Nothing you can do about it.)
  • 2.

    to accomplish a little

    Example: Он успе́л что-то поде́лать по дому. - He managed to do a bit around the house.
  • 3.

    can’t do anything

    Example: Ничего́ не поде́лаешь - There’s nothing you can do.

Usage info

поде́лать is not a neutral synonym of сде́лать or де́лать, but more idiomatic, often shading toward manage to do or be able to do anything (about something).

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-поде́лаю
ты-поде́лаешь
он/она́/оно́-поде́лает
мы-поде́лаем
вы-поде́лаете
они́-поде́лают
Imperative
тыподе́лай
выподе́лайте
Past
masculineподе́лал
feminineподе́лала
neuterподе́лало
pluralподе́лали

Participles

Active present
Active past

поде́лавший

someone who was doing
Passive present
Passive past

поде́ланный

something which was being done
Gerund present
Gerund past

поде́лав

поделавши

while doing (past)

Contributions

  • Michel edited translation and usage info 17 hours ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation 1 year ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation 1 year ago.
  • Lisa edited verb basics 1 year ago.

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