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

Охлаждавший напиток лёд быстро таял.
The ice that was cooling the drink melted quickly.
Лёд, сплывающий вниз по течению, таял на глазах.
The ice drifting downstream was melting before our eyes.
И́ней ещё не начал та́ять.
The hoarfrost has not begun to thaw yet.
Сгребаемый в кучу снег таял на солнце.
The snow being raked into a pile melted in the sun.
Мартовский снег быстро таял на солнце.
The March snow melted quickly in the sun.
От соли лёд та́ет быстре́е.
Salt makes ice melt faster.
Печенье, окунаемое в чай, тает во рту.
The cookie dipped in tea melts in your mouth.
Швейца́рский шокола́д действительно та́ет во рту.
Swiss chocolate really melts in your mouth.

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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