потрепа́ть

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verbperfective imperfective is трепа́ть

1.
to pat, to give a pat, to tap
Он потрепа́л меня́ по плечу́.
He patted me on the shoulder.
Usually with по + dative: потрепать по плечу.
2.
to tousle, to ruffle
Оте́ц ла́сково потрепа́л сы́ну во́лосы.
The father lovingly ruffled his son's hair.
3.
to batter, to damage, to knock about
Суда́ изря́дно потрепа́ло што́рмом.
The ships were badly battered by the storm.
Often impersonal: судно потрепало штормом.
4.
to wear out, to fray, to make shabby
Он си́льно потрепа́л свою́ люби́мую кни́гу.
He has worn his favourite book quite ragged.
5.
to blow about, to tug at, to set fluttering
Ве́тер потрепа́л фла́ги на кры́ше.
The wind tugged at the flags on the roof.
6.
to pull about, to tug, to tear at
Соба́ка потрепа́ла игру́шку и убежа́ла.
The dog tugged the toy about and ran off.
7.
(rare) to swingle, to scutchtextiles
Потрепа́ть лён пе́ред пряде́нием.
Swingle the flax before spinning.

Examples

Она потрепала кота по голове.
She patted the cat on the head.
Ветер сильно потрепал старую палатку в горах.
The wind badly battered the old tent in the mountains.
Он потрепа́л её по спине́.
He patted her back.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	потрепли́
вы	потрепли́те

Active present	-
Active past	потрепа́вший	worn-out, tattered, battered, dilapidated
Passive present	-
Passive past	потре́панный	something which was being done
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	потрепа́в потрепавши	while doing (past)

трепа́чtwaddler
noun
трепа́лоswingle
nounneuter
трепа́тьto pull; to tousle; to wear out; to blab; to pat; to shake; to beat up; to swingle
verbimperfective
истрепа́тьto wear out; to fray (nerves)
verbperfective
натрепа́тьto blab
verbperfective

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Verb	Prefix	Meaning
потрепа́ть	по-	to pat; to tousle; to batter; to wear out; to blow about; to pull about; to swingle
потрепа́ться	по-	to chat; to get worn out; to knock about; to flutter

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