сраба́тывать

rare #13298

verbimperfective perfective is срабо́тать

1.
to go off, to be triggered, to kick in, to activate
Сигнализа́ция сраба́тывает при мале́йшем движе́нии.
The alarm goes off at the slightest movement.
Typically of alarms, sensors, brakes, safety devices.
2.
to work, to be effective, to pay off, to do the trick
Э́та хи́трость сраба́тывает не всегда́.
This trick doesn't always work.
3.
(rare) to make, to fashion, to craft
Он сам сраба́тывал табуре́тки для ку́хни.
He made the kitchen stools himself.
Colloquial; mostly of simple hand-made objects.

Examples

Наша пожа́рная трево́га иногда сраба́тывает, когда моя́ мать гото́вит что-то в ку́хне.
Our fire alarm sometimes goes off when my mother is cooking something in the kitchen.
Я не понима́ю, почему э́то не сраба́тывает.
I don't understand why this isn't working.
Концевик на двери сломался и не срабатывает.
The limit switch on the door is broken and does not activate.

Imperative
ты	сраба́тывай
вы	сраба́тывайте

Active present	сраба́тывающий	operating, activating, triggering, working
Active past	сраба́тывавший	that was working, that was triggering, that went off, that was activating
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	сраба́тывая	while doing (present)
Gerund past	срабатывав срабатывавши	while doing (past)