та́ять

fairly common #4004C2

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 вы́пал и не та́ет.
The snow has fallen and isn't melting.
От соли лёд та́ет быстре́е.
Salt makes ice melt faster.
Отступивший от берега лёд начал таять.
The ice that had receded from the shore began to melt.
Лёд, растапливаемый солнцем, быстро тает
The ice being melted by the sun is quickly disappearing.
Лёд та́ет в воде.
Ice melts in water.
Снег начал та́ять.
The snow has begun melting.
Ладожский лёд весной начинает таять.
The ice on Lake Ladoga begins to melt in spring.
Ледники та́ют из-за глоба́льного потепле́ния.
Glaciers are melting because of global warming.

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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