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пола́ять

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verbperfective imperfective is ла́ять
  • 1.

    to bark for a while, to bark a bit, to give a few barks

    Дава́й с тобо́й пола́ем при луне.

    Let's bark together at the moon for a bit.

    Perfective; the prefix по- means the barking lasts a short while.

  • 2.

    (rareto scold for a while, to curse a bit, to have a row

    Нача́льник пола́ял на нас и успоко́ился.

    The boss scolded us for a bit and then calmed down.

    Colloquial and figurative; usually полаять на кого-либо.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
пола́ю
ты-
пола́ешь
он/она́/оно́-
пола́ет
мы-
пола́ем
вы-
пола́ете
они́-
пола́ют
Imperative
ты
пола́й
вы
пола́йте
Past
masculine
пола́ял
feminine
пола́яла
neuter
пола́яло
plural
пола́яли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

пола́явший

having barked

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

пола́яв

полаявши

while doing (past)

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  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • ttikjgojrussia edited verb basics 3 years ago.
  • ttikjgojrussia edited translation 3 years ago.
  • anonymous edited verb basics 6 years ago.