сва́тать
- 1.
to match-make, to propose as a bride or groom, to try to marry off
Мать сва́тает ему дочь сосе́дей.
His mother is trying to match him with the neighbours' daughter.
кого за кого? / кого кому? — the person proposed goes in the accusative
- 2.
to ask in marriage, to propose to, to ask for the hand of
Он прие́хал сва́тать мою́ сестру́.
He came to ask for my sister's hand.
кого? — traditionally done by the suitor or his relatives
Examples
Родители решили сватать дочку соседскому парню.
The parents decided to marry their daughter off to the neighbor's son.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | сва́таю | бу́ду сва́тать |
| ты | сва́таешь | бу́дешь сва́тать |
| он/она́/оно́ | сва́тает | бу́дет сва́тать |
| мы | сва́таем | бу́дем сва́тать |
| вы | сва́таете | бу́дете сва́тать |
| они́ | сва́тают | бу́дут сва́тать |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | сва́тай |
| вы | сва́тайте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | сва́тал |
| feminine | сва́тала |
| neuter | сва́тало |
| plural | сва́тали |
Participles
| Active present | matchmaking, wooing, proposing marriage | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | who has proposed marriage, who has wooed, who has acted as a matchmaker | |
| Passive present | being courted, being wooed, being sought for marriage | |
| Passive past | betrothed, affianced, proposed for marriage | |
| Gerund present | сва́тая | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | сватав сватавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyсватPRO
- сватmatchmaker; father of one's son-in-law
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| сва́тать | - | to match-make; to ask in marriage |
| сва́таться | - | to propose (marriage) |
| вы́сватать | вы- | to arrange a marriage |
| просва́тать | про- | to promise in marriage |
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Lisa edited verb basics 7 years ago.
