поде́лать
- 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.
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
- Я что-нибудь ещё поде́лаю.I'm going to do something else.
- Я ду́маю, что ты должен переста́ть смотре́ть телеви́зор и поде́лать упражне́ния.I think you should stop watching TV and get some exercise.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | поде́лаю |
| ты | - | поде́лаешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | поде́лает |
| мы | - | поде́лаем |
| вы | - | поде́лаете |
| они́ | - | поде́лают |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | поде́лай |
| вы | поде́лайте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | поде́лал |
| feminine | поде́лала |
| neuter | поде́лало |
| plural | поде́лали |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having done, who has done, having performed (tasks), having worked (for a while) | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | made, done, completed | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | поде́лав поделавши | while doing (past) |
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Contributions
Michel edited translation and usage info 4 months ago.
luke.hess97 edited translation 2 years ago.
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Lisa edited verb basics 2 years ago.






















