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умы́кать

rare #60404
verbperfective
  • 1.

    to abduct, to carry off, to kidnap

    Жениха́м разреша́лось умы́кать неве́сту.

    Bridegrooms were allowed to abduct the bride.

    Often of the old custom of bride abduction.

  • 2.

    to swipe, to make off with, to pinch

    Кто́-то умы́кал мой зонт из прихо́жей.

    Someone swiped my umbrella from the hallway.

    Colloquial.

  • 3.

    (rareto wear out, to tire out

    Умы́кал он меня́ по всем э́тим конто́рам.

    He wore me out dragging me round all those offices.

    Colloquial; usually of exhausting errands or wandering about.

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
умы́каю
ты-
умы́каешь
он/она́/оно́-
умы́кает
мы-
умы́каем
вы-
умы́каете
они́-
умы́кают
Imperative
ты
умы́кай
вы
умы́кайте
Past
masculine
умы́кал
feminine
умы́кала
neuter
умы́кало
plural
умы́кали

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

-

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

-

Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
замы́катьза-to wear out with orders; to start lowing
замыка́тьза-to lock
отмыка́тьот-to unlock
отмы́катьот-to unlock
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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Becca edited translation 1 year ago.
  • Lisa edited verb basics 7 years ago.