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сечь

verbimperfective (partner вы́сечь)very rarely used (#10337)
  • 1.

    to flog, to whip, to birch, to thrash

    Раньше провини́вшихся секли́ ро́згами.

    In the old days offenders were flogged with birch rods.

    Typically of corporal punishment with rods or a birch.

  • 2.

    to lash, to beat against, to whip

    Дождь сёк в окно́.

    The rain was lashing against the window.

    Of rain, snow or wind striking something.

  • 3.

    to chop, to chop up, to mince, to hack off

    Она́ сечёт капу́сту для щей.

    She is chopping cabbage for cabbage soup.

    Of chopping food or hacking something off.

  • 4.

    to get it, to catch on, to understand

    Он всё бы́стро сечёт.

    He catches on to everything fast.

    Colloquial slang; often 'сечь в чём-л.' = know one's stuff in something.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
секу́
бу́ду сечь
ты
сечёшь
бу́дешь сечь
он/она́/оно́
сечёт
бу́дет сечь
мы
сечём
бу́дем сечь
вы
сечёте
бу́дете сечь
они́
секу́т
бу́дут сечь
Imperative
ты
секи́
вы
секи́те
Past
masculine
сёк
feminine
секла́
neuter
секло́
plural
секли́

Participles

Active present

секу́щий

secant

Active past

се́кший

chopping, cutting, lashing, whipping

Passive present

-

Passive past

сечённый

cut, chopped, hewn

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

секши

while doing (past)

Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
сечь-to flog; to lash; to chop; to get it
вы́сечьвы-to flog; to carve
засе́чьза-to note (the time); to locate; to flog to death; to notch
иссе́чьис-to slash to pieces; to carve out
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  • Iron edited translation 22 hours ago.
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