тяну́ть
- 1.
to pull, to drag, to tug
Не тяни́ меня́ за ру́ку!
Don't pull me by the arm!
кого? что? за что?
- 2.
to drag out, to prolong, to spin out
Он тяну́л вре́мя, что́бы не отвеча́ть.
He was dragging things out so he wouldn't have to answer.
also intransitively: of an affair that drags on
- 3.
to delay, to put off, to stall
Не тяни́ с отве́том.
Don't put off answering.
с чем?
- 4.
to stretch out, to reach out, to extend
Ребёнок тя́нет ру́чки к матери.
The child is stretching out its little arms to its mother.
perfective: вытянуть
- 5.
to draw, to pull out, to take out
Тяни́ ка́рту из коло́ды!
Draw a card from the deck!
perfective: вытянуть
- 6.
to drag (someone somewhere), to haul off
Она́ тяну́ла му́жа в теа́тр.
She was dragging her husband off to the theatre.
of doing something to a person who does not want to
- 7.
to lay (a cable), to run (a line), to stringconstruction
Рабочие тя́нут телефо́нный провод.
The workers are laying a telephone line.
- 8.
to weigh, to come to (in weight or value)
Тюк тя́нет на де́сять кило́.
The bale weighs about ten kilos.
colloquial; perfective: потянуть
- 9.
to support, to provide for, to keep afloat
Она́ одна́ тяну́ла всю семью.
She supported the whole family on her own.
perfective: вытянуть
- 10.
to drawl, to draw out (words), to hold (a note)
Она́ до́лго тяну́ла после́днюю но́ту.
She held the last note for a long time.
perfective: протянуть
Usage info
А кто тебя за язык тянул?
Examples
Меня не тяну́ло занима́ться, потому что звук снаружи де́йствовал мне на не́рвы.
I didn't feel like studying because the noise outside was getting on my nerves.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | тяну́ | бу́ду тяну́ть |
| ты | тя́нешь | бу́дешь тяну́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | тя́нет | бу́дет тяну́ть |
| мы | тя́нем | бу́дем тяну́ть |
| вы | тя́нете | бу́дете тяну́ть |
| они́ | тя́нут | бу́дут тяну́ть |
Note: Stress change.
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | тяни́ |
| вы | тяни́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | тяну́л |
| feminine | тяну́ла |
| neuter | тяну́ло |
| plural | тяну́ли |
Fixed expressions
- тяну́ть за язы́кto loosen the tongue
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| тяну́ть | - | to pull; to drag out; to delay; to stretch out; to draw; to drag (someone somewhere); to lay (a cable); to weigh; to support; to drawl |
| тяну́ться | - | to stretch; to drag on; to stretch (oneself); to reach (for); to stretch |
| втяну́ть | в- | to draw in; to drag into; to pull in; to haul up |
| втяну́ться | в- | to get drawn into; to get used to; to become sunken |
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