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пости́гнуть

verb, perfective

Rarely used word (top 8,000)

  • 1.

    to comprehend (to grasp/to grip), to understand, to grasp, to perceive

  • 2.

    to befall (to grip), to happen, to strike

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-пости́гну
ты-пости́гнешь
он/она́/оно́-пости́гнет
мы-пости́гнем
вы-пости́гнете
они́-пости́гнут
Imperative
тыпости́гни
выпости́гните
Past
masculineпости́г
feminineпости́гла
neuterпости́гло
pluralпости́гли

Participles

Active present

 

Active past

пости́гнувший

having comprehended, having grasped, having understood, having achieved

Passive present

 

Passive past

пости́гнутый

understood, comprehended, grasped, attained, achieved

Gerund present

 

Gerund past

пости́гнув

постигнувши

постигши

while doing (past)

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Contributions

  • Sandy edited translation 4 years ago.
  • Sandy edited translation 4 years ago.

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