сдава́ть
- 1.
to take (an exam), to sit (an exam), to pass (an exam)education
Сего́дня я сдаю́ экза́мен по фи́зике.
Today I'm taking my physics exam.
Imperfective сдавать normally means 'to take/sit' an exam; the perfective сдать means 'to pass' it successfully.
- 2.
to hand in, to hand over, to check in (luggage), to donate (blood)
Я сдаю́ кни́ги в библиоте́ку.
I'm returning the books to the library.
- 3.
to rent out, to let
Они́ сдаю́т кварти́ру студе́нтам.
They rent out the flat to students.
Often сдавать в наём / в аренду.
- 4.
to surrender, to give up (to the enemy), to turn in (to the police)
Он не хоте́л сдава́ть друзе́й поли́ции.
He didn't want to turn his friends in to the police.
- 5.
to deal (cards), to distributecard games
Кто сдаёт ка́рты?
Who is dealing the cards?
- 6.
to let up, to weaken, to fail (of health)
К ве́черу моро́зы сдава́ли.
Towards evening the frosts were letting up.
Examples
В сле́дующем году я должен сдава́ть вступи́тельные экза́мены.
I have to take the entrance exams next year.
Студенты сдавали экзамен по гистологии.
The students took their histology exam.
Студенты сдают экзамен по гидравлике.
The students are taking an exam in hydraulics.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | сдаю́ | бу́ду сдава́ть |
| ты | сдаёшь | бу́дешь сдава́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | сдаёт | бу́дет сдава́ть |
| мы | сдаём | бу́дем сдава́ть |
| вы | сдаёте | бу́дете сдава́ть |
| они́ | сдаю́т | бу́дут сдава́ть |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | сдава́й |
| вы | сдава́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | сдава́л |
| feminine | сдава́ла |
| neuter | сдава́ло |
| plural | сдава́ли |
Participles
| Active present | handing in, submitting, handing over | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having taken (an exam), having passed (an exam), who was taking (an exam) | |
| Passive present | for rent, to let, rentable, leasable | |
| Passive past | - | |
| Gerund present | сдава́я | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | сдавав сдававши | while doing (past) |
Word familyсдава́тьPRO
- сдави́тьto squeeze; to constrict
- сдави́тьсяto choke
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| сдава́ть | - | to take (an exam); to hand in; to rent out; to surrender; to deal (cards); to let up |
| сдава́ться | - | to give up; to be for rent; to seem |
| пересдава́ть | пере- | to retake (an exam); to deal again; to sublet |
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