протяну́ть
- 1.
to hold out, to extend, to stretch out, to reach out
Он протяну́л ру́ку и взял кни́гу.
He reached out his hand and took the book.
Imperfective: протягивать.
- 2.
to hand, to pass, to hand over
Протяни́ мне соль, пожа́луйста.
Pass me the salt, please.
- 3.
to drag out, to draw out, to prolong
Ско́лько вре́мени они́ мо́гут протяну́ть э́то дело?
How long can they drag this matter out?
- 4.
to lay (a cable), to run (a line)
Они́ протяну́ли ка́бель к до́му.
They ran the cable to the house.
- 5.
to stretch (taut), to string up
Ме́жду дере́вьями протяну́ли верёвку.
They stretched a rope between the trees.
- 6.
to drawl, to say slowly
«Не зна-аю», — протяну́л он.
"I don't kno-ow," he drawled.
Imperfective: протягивать, тянуть.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | протяну́ |
| ты | - | протя́нешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | протя́нет |
| мы | - | протя́нем |
| вы | - | протя́нете |
| они́ | - | протя́нут |
Note: Stress change.
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | протяни́ |
| вы | протяни́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | протяну́л |
| feminine | протяну́ла |
| neuter | протяну́ло |
| plural | протяну́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having stretched out, having extended, having held out | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | stretched out, extended, outstretched | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | протяну́в протянувши | while doing (past) |
Typical usagePRO
Handing, greeting, helping
протяну́ть кому́-то ру́ку
to extend one’s hand to someone (to greet)
протяну́ть ру́ку по́мощи кому́-то
to lend someone a helping hand
протяну́ть кому́-то стака́н
to hand someone a glass
протяну́ть ру́ку к кни́ге
to reach one’s hand toward a book
Laying/spanning (wires, ropes)
протяну́ть прово́д
to run a wire
протяну́ть кабе́ль че́рез доро́гу
to run a cable across the road
протяну́ть верёвку ме́жду столба́ми
to stretch a rope between the posts
Time/Endurance: lasting until
протяну́ть до у́тра
to make it till morning
протяну́ть до зарпла́ты
to make it to payday
протяну́ть ещё день-два́
to last another day or two
Word familyтяну́тьPRO
- тяну́тьto pull; to drag out; to delay; to stretch out; to draw; to drag (someone somewhere); to lay (a cable); to weigh; to support; to drawl
- втяну́тьto draw in; to drag into; to pull in; to haul up
- утяну́тьto drag away; to tighten; to steal
- вы́тянутьto pull out; to stretch out; to hold out; to worm out (of somebody); to squeeze out (of somebody); to manage; to bring up; to get (somebody) out of
- дотяну́тьto drag (as far as); to hold out (until)
Prefix groupPRO
(Derived from тяну́ть.)
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| протяну́ть | про- | to hold out; to hand; to drag out; to lay (a cable); to stretch (taut); to drawl |
| протяну́ться | про- | to stretch; to last; to stretch out |
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