попи́сывать
verbimperfectiverare #29492
- 1.
to write now and then, to do a bit of writing, to scribble
Он попи́сывает стихи́ в свобо́дное вре́мя.
He writes a bit of poetry in his free time.
Colloquial; frequentative of писать, implying casual, occasional writing.
- 2.
(rare) to pee now and then, to wet oneself occasionally
Малы́ш ещё попи́сывает в крова́тку.
The little one still wets the bed now and then.
Colloquial, nursery language; frequentative of пи́сать 'pee'.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | попи́сываю | бу́ду попи́сывать |
| ты | попи́сываешь | бу́дешь попи́сывать |
| он/она́/оно́ | попи́сывает | бу́дет попи́сывать |
| мы | попи́сываем | бу́дем попи́сывать |
| вы | попи́сываете | бу́дете попи́сывать |
| они́ | попи́сывают | бу́дут попи́сывать |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | попи́сывай |
| вы | попи́сывайте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | попи́сывал |
| feminine | попи́сывала |
| neuter | попи́сывало |
| plural | попи́сывали |
Participles
| Active present | scribbling, doodling, occasionally writing | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | who used to write a little, who occasionally wrote, having scribbled | |
| Passive present | being written, being penned | |
| Passive past | - | |
| Gerund present | попи́сывая | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | пописывав пописывавши | while doing (past) |
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| впи́сывать | в- | to write in; to insert; to fit in; to inscribe; to register (in a document) |
| выпи́сывать | вы- | to copy out; to write out; to subscribe to; to discharge (from hospital); to depict in detail |
| допи́сывать | до- | to finish writing; to add in writing |
| запи́сывать | за- | to write down; to record; to enter (in a list) |
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Iron edited translation 2 days ago.
Lucian edited verb basics 6 years ago.
