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
Мужчи́на в капюшо́не схвати́л же́нщину сзади и затащи́л в находящиеся неподалеку кусты́, где изнаси́ловал её.
A man in a hood grabbed the woman from behind and dragged her into nearby bushes where he indecently assaulted her.
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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