просе́чь
rare #19089
- 1.
to catch on, to get it, to twig, to suss out
Он сра́зу просе́к, что его обма́нывают.
He caught on right away that he was being cheated.
Colloquial/slang; often in «просечь фишку» (catch on to the trick).
- 2.
to cut through, to hack through, to cut a deep notch in
В лесу просекли́ широ́кую доро́гу.
They cut a wide road through the forest.
Examples
Она просекла обман и промолчала.
She saw through the deception and said nothing.
Мы быстро просекли, что происходит.
We quickly figured out what was happening.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | просеку́ |
| ты | - | просечёшь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | просечёт |
| мы | - | просечём |
| вы | - | просечёте |
| они́ | - | просеку́т |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | просеки́ |
| вы | просеки́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | просёк |
| feminine | просекла́ |
| neuter | просекло́ |
| plural | просекли́ |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | astute, shrewd, having realized, having understood | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | cleared, cut through, blazed | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | просёкши | while doing (past) |
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Iron edited translation 4 weeks ago.
Dumbysol edited past forms 4 years ago.
Lisa edited verb basics 7 years ago.
