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пыхну́ть

rare #27003
verbperfective imperfective is пы́хать
  • 1.

    to puff, to take a puff, to take a drag

    Он пыхну́л сигаре́той и усмехну́лся.

    He took a puff on his cigarette and smirked.

    Colloquial; perfective, one single act.

  • 2.

    to flare up, to blaze up, to burst into flame

    Костёр пыхну́л и пога́с.

    The campfire flared up and went out.

  • 3.

    (rareto snort, to hiss, to let out a puff

    Кот пыхну́л и отскочи́л в сто́рону.

    The cat hissed and jumped aside.

    Colloquial; of a person, animal or engine.

Usage info

он два раза пыхнул сигаретой

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
пыхну́
ты-
пыхнёшь
он/она́/оно́-
пыхнёт
мы-
пыхнём
вы-
пыхнёте
они́-
пыхну́т
Imperative
ты
пыхни́
вы
пыхни́те
Past
masculine
пыхну́л
feminine
пыхну́ла
neuter
пыхну́ло
plural
пыхну́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

пыхну́вший

flared up, ignited, that has puffed

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

пыхнув

пыхнувши

while doing (past)

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited usage info 2 years ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation 2 years ago.
  • Lisa edited verb basics 7 years ago.