прокопа́ть
rare #30007
- 1.
to dig through, to dig out, to excavate
Рабочие прокопа́ли кана́л че́рез поле.
The workers dug a canal through the field.
Perfective; often of a ditch, canal or tunnel.
- 2.
to dig for a while, to spend some time digging
Он прокопа́л в огоро́де два ча́са.
He dug in the garden for two hours.
With an expression of duration.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | прокопа́ю |
| ты | - | прокопа́ешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | прокопа́ет |
| мы | - | прокопа́ем |
| вы | - | прокопа́ете |
| они́ | - | прокопа́ют |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | прокопа́й |
| вы | прокопа́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | прокопа́л |
| feminine | прокопа́ла |
| neuter | прокопа́ло |
| plural | прокопа́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | who has dug through, that has dug through | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | dug, excavated, trenched | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | прокопа́в прокопавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyкопа́тьPRO
Prefix groupPRO
(Derived from копа́ть.)
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| прокопа́ть | про- | to dig through; to dig for a while |
| прокопа́ться | про- | to dawdle; to dig one's way through |
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Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
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Lucian edited verb basics 6 years ago.
