руби́ть
- 1.
to chop, to hack, to split (wood), to chop up
Он ру́бит дрова́ во дворе́.
He is chopping wood in the yard.
Typically with an axe or a heavy blade.
- 2.
to fell, to cut down
Я пообеща́л не руби́ть бо́льше дере́вьев.
I promised not to cut down any more trees.
- 3.
to cut off, to chop off, to strike off
Раньше престу́пникам руби́ли головы́.
In the past they used to chop off criminals' heads.
Of a head, branch, hand etc.
- 4.
(rare) to mine, to extract, to hew (coal)mining
Шахтёры ру́бят у́голь под землёй.
The miners are hewing coal underground.
Examples
Рабочий, наточивший топор, пошёл рубить дрова.
The worker who had sharpened the axe went to chop wood.
Мария ру́бит дере́вья.
Maria fells trees.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | рублю́ | бу́ду руби́ть |
| ты | ру́бишь | бу́дешь руби́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | ру́бит | бу́дет руби́ть |
| мы | ру́бим | бу́дем руби́ть |
| вы | ру́бите | бу́дете руби́ть |
| они́ | ру́бят | бу́дут руби́ть |
Note: Stress change.
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | руби́ |
| вы | руби́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | руби́л |
| feminine | руби́ла |
| neuter | руби́ло |
| plural | руби́ли |
Participles
| Active present | chopping, cutting, hacking | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having cut, having chopped, having hacked | |
| Passive present | cuttable, choppable, hackable | |
| Passive past | chopped, minced, cut, hacked | |
| Gerund present | рубя́ | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | рубив рубивши | while doing (past) |
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| руби́ть | - | to chop; to fell; to cut off; to mine |
| руби́ться | - | to fight (with blades); to be chopped |
| вруби́ть | в- | to switch on; to cut into |
| вруби́ться | в- | to get the hang of something |
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