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, накрывавший поля, начал таять.
The snow covering the fields began to melt.
Ве́чная мерзлота́ та́ет.
The permafrost is thawing.
Са́хар та́ет в горя́чей воде.
Sugar melts in hot water.
Снег та́ет весной.
The snow melts in spring.
Мартовский снег быстро таял на солнце.
The March snow melted quickly in the sun.
Свеча́ та́ет.
The candle is melting down.
Сровненные с дорогой сугробы уже начали таять.
The snowdrifts leveled with the road have already begun to melt.
Весной припай начинает таять и трескаться.
In spring, the fast shore ice begins to melt and crack.

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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