почу́ять
uncommon #7617
- 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
Её мать, должно быть, почу́яла что-то нела́дное.
Her mother must have smelled something fishy.
Волк ощетинился, почуяв опасность рядом.
The wolf bristled when it sensed danger nearby.
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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