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тро́нуть

fairly common #3024C1
verbperfective
  • 1.

    to touch, to lay a hand on

    Он тро́нул меня́ за плечо́.

    He touched me on the shoulder.

    Perfective; the imperfective is «трогать».

  • 2.

    to move (emotionally), to touch (someone's heart)

    Его сло́ва глубоко меня́ тро́нули.

    His words moved me deeply.

Usage info

"touch", "тронуть" is more about physical contact, while "коснуться" is more about touching upon or concerning something more abstract.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
тро́ну
ты-
тро́нешь
он/она́/оно́-
тро́нет
мы-
тро́нем
вы-
тро́нете
они́-
тро́нут
Imperative
ты
тро́нь
вы
тро́ньте
Past
masculine
тро́нул
feminine
тро́нула
neuter
тро́нуло
plural
тро́нули

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

тро́нувший

moved, touched, affected

Passive present

-

Passive past

тро́нутый

touched, slightly mad, not quite right, crazy

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

тро́нув

тронувши

while doing (past)

Word familyтро́нутьPRO

Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
тро́нуть-to touch; to move (emotionally)
тро́нуться-to start moving; to go nuts; to be touched
затро́нутьза-to touch; to touch on; to affect; to hurt (feelings)
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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 3 days ago.
  • xenomurph edited translation 1 year ago.
  • tikuwaman5 edited usage info 3 years ago.
  • alx68 edited imperative forms 9 years ago.