тро́нуть

fairly common #3139C1verbperfective imperfective is тро́гать

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.

Она тронула за плечо забывшегося у окна сына.
She touched her son, who was lost in thought by the window, on the shoulder.
Расска́з тро́нул меня до слёз.
I was moved to tears by the story.
Простосердечие старика тронуло всех соседей
The old man’s simple-heartedness touched all the neighbors.
Музыка, гармонировавшая с фильмом, тронула зрителей.
The music that harmonized with the film moved the viewers.
Рассказанная история всех тронула до слёз.
The story that was told moved everyone to tears.
Том тро́нул Мэри за плечо́.
Tom touched Mary's shoulder.
Это безыдейное произведение никого не тронуло.
This work, devoid of ideas, moved no one.
Её речь тро́нула аудито́рию.
Her speech moved the audience.

Imperative
ты	тро́нь
вы	тро́ньте

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)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
тро́нуть	-	to touch; to move (emotionally)
тро́нуться	-	to start moving; to go nuts; to be touched
затро́нуть	за-	to touch; to touch on; to affect; to hurt (feelings)

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