схвати́ть
fairly common #1046B2
- 1.
to grab, to seize, to grasp (physically), to catch hold of
Он схвати́л меня́ за ру́ку.
He grabbed me by the hand.
Perfective; often with за + accusative for the body part grabbed.
- 2.
to catch (a cold etc.), to come down with
Я схвати́л просту́ду.
I caught a cold.
- 3.
to grasp (a concept), to catch on to
Он сра́зу схвати́л мою мысль.
He grasped my idea at once.
Examples
Полице́йский схвати́л мужчи́ну за ру́ку.
The policeman caught the man by the arm.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | схвачу́ |
| ты | - | схва́тишь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | схва́тит |
| мы | - | схва́тим |
| вы | - | схва́тите |
| они́ | - | схва́тят |
Note: Stress change.
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | схвати́ |
| вы | схвати́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | схвати́л |
| feminine | схвати́ла |
| neuter | схвати́ло |
| plural | схвати́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having grabbed, having seized, who grabbed, who seized | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | seized, grabbed, caught, apprehended | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | схвати́в схвативши схватя́ | while doing (past) |
Word familyсхва́ткаPRO
- схва́ткаskirmish; clash; contraction (in labour)
- схва́тыватьto grab; to grasp; to catch (an illness)
- схва́тыватьсяto grab hold (of); to grapple; to set; to jump up; to suddenly realize
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| схвати́ть | - | to grab; to catch (a cold etc.); to grasp (a concept) |
| схвати́ться | - | to grab at; to come to grips with; to set about eagerly; to jump up; to suddenly remember; to set |
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