простуча́ть
rare #24454
- 1.
to tap, to knock, to drum
Он простуча́л по столу́ па́льцами.
He tapped on the table with his fingers.
Perfective; often of a short burst of tapping.
- 2.
to rat out, to inform on, to squeal on
Он простуча́л на своего́ колле́гу нача́льству.
He ratted out his colleague to the boss.
Colloquial; usually with на + accusative.
Examples
Кто-то простучал на нас начальству.
Someone snitched on us to the boss.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | простучу́ |
| ты | - | простучи́шь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | простучи́т |
| мы | - | простучи́м |
| вы | - | простучи́те |
| они́ | - | простуча́т |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | простучи́ |
| вы | простучи́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | простуча́л |
| feminine | простуча́ла |
| neuter | простуча́ло |
| plural | простуча́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having tapped, having knocked | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | - | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | простуча́в простучавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyстуча́тьPRO
- стуча́тьto knock; to snitch on
- вы́стучатьto tap out; to inform on
- застуча́тьto begin to knock; to begin to clatter
- настуча́тьto snitch (on somebody)
- отстуча́тьto tap out (a message); to strike (of a clock); to put in (time)
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Iron edited translation 6 days ago.
Lisa edited verb basics 7 years ago.
