стира́ть
- 1.
to wash, to launder, to do the laundry
Я стира́ю бельё ка́ждую суббо́ту.
I do the laundry every Saturday.
Of clothes and linen; for washing dishes or hands other verbs are used.
- 2.
to wipe off, to wipe away, to wipe
Она́ стира́ет пыль с по́лки.
She is wiping the dust off the shelf.
- 3.
to erase, to rub out, to efface
Ка́ждый раз, когда́ вы узнаёте что́-то но́вое, вы формиру́ете но́вые воспомина́ния, зачасту́ю стира́я ста́рые.
Every time you learn something new, you form new memories and often erase old ones.
- 4.
to delete, to erase, to wipecomputing
Не стира́й э́тот файл!
Don't delete this file!
Of files, recordings or a storage medium.
- 5.
to chafe, to rub sore, to rub raw
Но́вые боти́нки стира́ют мне ноги́.
The new shoes are chafing my feet.
Typically of shoes rubbing the feet.
- 6.
(rare) to grind, to pulverize, to grind to powder
Он стира́ет сухи́е травы́ в порошо́к.
He grinds the dried herbs to powder.
Also in the idiom «стирать в порошок» - to crush someone utterly.
Usage info
стирать = to wash laundry / do the laundry
мыть = to wash objects or surfaces (hands, dishes, a car, the floor)
Examples
Постоянно замусоливаемый рукав куртки пришлось стирать.
The constantly soiled sleeve of the jacket had to be washed.
Я хочу́, чтобы он немедленно прекрати́л стира́ть свои́ коммента́рии.
I want him to stop erasing his comments immediately.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | стира́ю | бу́ду стира́ть |
| ты | стира́ешь | бу́дешь стира́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | стира́ет | бу́дет стира́ть |
| мы | стира́ем | бу́дем стира́ть |
| вы | стира́ете | бу́дете стира́ть |
| они́ | стира́ют | бу́дут стира́ть |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | стира́й |
| вы | стира́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | стира́л |
| feminine | стира́ла |
| neuter | стира́ло |
| plural | стира́ли |
Participles
| Active present | erasing, wiping off, obliterating | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | washing (laundry), having washed | |
| Passive present | erasable, wipeable | |
| Passive past | washed | |
| Gerund present | стира́я | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | стирав стиравши | while doing (past) |
Word familyсти́ркаPRO
- сти́ркаlaundry
- стира́ниеerasing; wiping; wear
- сти́раныйwashed
- засти́рыватьto wash off
- обсти́рыватьto do all the washing
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| стира́ть | - | to wash; to wipe off; to erase; to delete; to chafe; to grind |
| стира́ться | - | to be erased; to be washed |
| вы́стирать | вы- | to wipe |
| застира́ть | за- | to wash off |
See derived verb group: простира́ть
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Johan edited verb basics 1 month ago.
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