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подкача́ться

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verbreflexiveperfective imperfective is подка́чиваться
  • 1.

    to bulk up, to build up one's muscles, to get buff, to get in shape

    Он хорошо́ подкача́лся за ле́то.

    He bulked up nicely over the summer.

    Colloquial; typically of gym training.

  • 2.

    (rareto get pumped up (a bit more), to be inflated

    Мяч подкача́лся, мо́жно игра́ть.

    The ball got pumped up a bit; we can play now.

    Of tyres, balls and the like.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
ты-
он/она́/оно́-
подкача́ется
мы-
вы-
они́-
подкача́ются
Imperative
ты
вы
Past
masculine
подкача́лся
feminine
подкача́лась
neuter
подкача́лось
plural
подкача́лись

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

подкача́вшийся

pumped up, muscular, well-built, fit

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

подкачавшись

while doing (past)

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Данило edited translation 1 year ago.
  • Lisa edited imperative forms and past forms 6 years ago.
  • Lisa edited imperative forms and conjugation 6 years ago.