разби́ть

fairly common #1134C2

verbperfective imperfective is разбива́ть

1.
to break, to smash, to shatter, to crash
Я случа́йно разби́л ча́шку.
I accidentally broke a cup.
Of glass, dishes, windows; also of vehicles in a crash.
2.
to defeat, to beat, to routmilitary
На́ша а́рмия разби́ла врага́.
Our army defeated the enemy.
3.
to divide (into parts), to break down, to split up
Учи́тель разби́л класс на две гру́ппы.
The teacher divided the class into two groups.
4.
to hurt badly, to injure, to bruise, to fracture
Он упа́л и разби́л коле́но.
He fell and hurt his knee badly.
Of a knee, nose, head after a fall or blow.
5.
to shatter, to wreck, to dash (hopes)
Война́ разби́ла все на́ши пла́ны.
The war shattered all our plans.
6.
to pitch (a tent), to set up (a camp)
Мы разби́ли пала́тку у реки́.
We pitched a tent by the river.
7.
to lay out (a garden), to plant out
За до́мом разби́ли сад.
They laid out a garden behind the house.
8.
(rare) to space (type), to letterspacetypography
Набо́р разби́ли шпа́циями.
The type was spaced out with spacers.

Examples

Ты зна́ешь, кто разби́л окно́?
Do you know who broke the window?
Нельзя сде́лать омле́т, не разбив яи́ц.
You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.
Нельзя пригото́вить яи́чницу, не разбив яи́ц.
You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.
Кто разби́л ча́шку?
Who broke the cup?
Чтобы разби́ть окно́, был использован молото́к.
A hammer was used to break the window.
Мы до́лжны вы́брать ме́сто, чтобы разби́ть пала́тку.
We have to pick a place to set up the tent.
Я разби́л окно́.
I broke the window.
Вор разби́л окно́.
The thief broke the window.

Imperative
ты	разбе́й
вы	разбе́йте

Active present	-
Active past	разби́вший	having broken, having smashed
Passive present	-
Passive past	разби́тый	broken, smashed, shattered
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	разби́в разбивши	while doing (past)

битьto beat; to defeat; to smash; to strike (of a clock); to gush; to shoot
verbimperfective
вбитьto drive in
verbperfective
уби́тьto kill; to kill (time)
verbperfective
би́тьсяto fight; to beat; to struggle; to knock against
verbimperfective
взбитьto beat; to fluff up
verbperfective

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(Derived from бить.)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
разби́ть	раз-	to break; to defeat; to divide (into parts); to hurt badly; to shatter; to pitch (a tent); to lay out (a garden); to space (type)
разби́ться	раз-	to break; to be badly injured; to crash; to divide (into groups)

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