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ужа́ть

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verbperfective imperfective is ужима́ть
  • 1.

    to compress, to squeeze, to cut down, to reduce

    Ну́жно ужа́ть статью́ до двух страни́ц.

    We need to cut the article down to two pages.

    Perfective of «ужимать»; often used of texts, budgets or data.

  • 2.

    (rare) to reap, to harvestagriculture

    Крестья́не ужа́ли всё по́ле за оди́н день.

    The peasants reaped the whole field in a single day.

    Of grain crops; perfective of «ужинать» (to reap).

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
ужму́
ты-
ужмёшь
он/она́/оно́-
ужмёт
мы-
ужмём
вы-
ужмёте
они́-
ужму́т
Imperative
ты
ужми́
вы
ужми́те
Past
masculine
ужа́л
feminine
ужа́ла
neuter
ужа́ло
plural
ужа́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

ужа́вший

shrunk, contracted, compressed

Passive present

-

Passive past

ужа́тый

compressed, squeezed, shrunk, reduced

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

ужа́в

ужавши

while doing (past)

Word familyжатьPRO

  • жатьto press; to pinch; to press out; to reap
    verbimperfective
  • вжатьto press in
    verbperfective
  • вы́жатьto squeeze out; to wring out
    verbperfective
  • дожа́тьto finish squeezing; to push through
    verbperfective
  • жа́тьсяto press close (to); to huddle up; to squeeze (into); to hesitate; to be stingy
    verbimperfective
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Prefix groupPRO

(Derived from жать.)

VerbPrefixMeaning
ужа́тьу-to compress; to reap
ужа́тьсяу-to shrink; to cut back
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  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • vern.martin.2 edited translation 1 year ago.
  • vern.martin.2 edited verb basics 1 year ago.
  • Lucian edited verb basics 7 years ago.

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