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тяну́ть

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verbimperfective perfective is потяну́ть
  • 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

Conjugation

PresentFuture
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

Participles

Active present

тя́нущий

dull, aching, nagging, lingering

Active past

тяну́вший

pulling, drawing, stretching, dragging

Passive present

-

Passive past

тя́нутый

drawn, stretched, elongated

Gerund present

тяня

while doing (present)
Gerund past

тянув

тянувши

while doing (past)

Fixed expressions

Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
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
втяну́тьв-to draw in; to drag into; to pull in; to haul up
втяну́тьсяв-to get drawn into; to get used to; to become sunken
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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Sandy edited translation 1 year ago.
  • brennanhigginbotham2004 edited translation 1 year ago.