почу́ять
rare #11079
- 1.
to sense, to feel, to get wind of
Она́ сра́зу почу́яла нела́дное.
She sensed at once that something was wrong.
Perfective; often of an intuitive presentiment: почуять опасность / неладное.
- 2.
to smell, to scent, to pick up the scent of
Соба́ка почу́яла зве́ря.
The dog picked up the scent of an animal.
Typically of animals catching a scent.
Examples
Волк ощетинился, почуяв опасность рядом.
The wolf bristled when it sensed danger nearby.
Её мать, должно быть, почу́яла что-то нела́дное.
Her mother must have smelled something fishy.
Волки почуяли мертвечину издалека.
The wolves caught the scent of carrion from far away.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | почу́ю |
| ты | - | почу́ешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | почу́ет |
| мы | - | почу́ем |
| вы | - | почу́ете |
| они́ | - | почу́ют |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | почу́й |
| вы | почу́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | почу́ял |
| feminine | почу́яла |
| neuter | почу́яло |
| plural | почу́яли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having sensed, having felt, having perceived, having smelled | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | felt, sensed, perceived | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | почу́яв почуявши | while doing (past) |
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