та́ять

fairly common #4208C2

verbimperfective perfective is отта́ять

1.
to melt, to thaw
Снег та́ет на со́лнце.
The snow is melting in the sun.
2.
to melt (in the mouth), to dissolve
Э́то пирожное та́ет во рту.
This cake melts in your mouth.
3.
to dwindle, to dwindle away, to waste away, to grow thin
Она́ та́ет на глаза́х.
She is wasting away before our eyes.
Of strength, savings, or a person's health.

Examples

Снег, липнувший к куртке, быстро таял.
The snow clinging to the jacket quickly melted.
Лёд, растапливаемый солнцем, быстро тает
The ice being melted by the sun is quickly disappearing.
Снег начал та́ять.
The snow has begun melting.
Лёд та́ет.
The ice is melting.
Отступивший от берега лёд начал таять.
The ice that had receded from the shore began to melt.
Швейца́рский шокола́д действительно та́ет в твоём рту.
Swiss chocolate really melts in your mouth.
Весной припай начинает таять и трескаться.
In spring, the fast shore ice begins to melt and crack.
Ладожский лёд весной начинает таять.
The ice on Lake Ladoga begins to melt in spring.

Imperative
ты	та́й
вы	та́йте

Active present	та́ющий	melting
Active past	та́явший	melted
Passive present	та́емый	something which is being done
Passive past	та́янный	something which was being done
Gerund present	та́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	таяв таявши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
та́ять	-	to melt; to melt (in the mouth); to dwindle
иста́ять	ис-	to melt away
отта́ять	от-	to thaw; to thaw (emotionally)
подта́ять	под-	to melt

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