подкова́ть
rare #17494
- 1.
to shoe (a horse)
Кузне́ц подкова́л ло́шадь.
The blacksmith shod the horse.
- 2.
to give a grounding in, to train up, to coach
Нас хорошо́ подкова́ли по тео́рии пе́ред экза́меном.
They gave us a good grounding in the theory before the exam.
Colloquial; most often met in the participle «подкованный» "well-versed", as in хорошо подкованный.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | подкую́ |
| ты | - | подкуёшь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | подкуёт |
| мы | - | подкуём |
| вы | - | подкуёте |
| они́ | - | подкую́т |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | подку́й |
| вы | подку́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | подкова́л |
| feminine | подкова́ла |
| neuter | подкова́ло |
| plural | подкова́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having shod, who has shod | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | well-versed, knowledgeable, savvy, clued-up | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | подкова́в подковавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyкова́тьPRO
- кова́тьto forge
- вы́коватьto forge
- закова́тьto shackle
- кова́тьсяto be forged; to be shaped
- прикова́тьto chain; to confine (to bed); to rivet
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Prefix groupPRO
(Derived from кова́ть.)
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| подкова́ть | под- | to shoe (a horse); to give a grounding in |
| подкова́ться | под- | to get well-versed; to get shod (of a horse) |
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Lucian edited verb basics 7 years ago.
