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усе́чь

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verbperfective imperfective is сечь
  • 1.

    to get, to catch on, to grasp, to understand

    Ты усёк, о чём я говорю́?

    Did you get what I'm talking about?

    Slang; very often in the past tense усёк / усекла, or as a question «Усёк?» = 'Got it?'

  • 2.

    to truncate, to cut off, to shorten

    Реда́ктор усёк статью на треть.

    The editor cut the article down by a third.

    Bookish; of texts, words, or physical objects.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
усеку́
ты-
усечёшь
он/она́/оно́-
усечёт
мы-
усечём
вы-
усечёте
они́-
усеку́т
Imperative
ты
усеки́
вы
усеки́те
Past
masculine
усёк
feminine
усекла́
neuter
усекло́
plural
усекли́

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

усёкший

having understood, having grasped, having caught on

Passive present

-

Passive past

усечённый

truncated

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

усёкши

while doing (past)

Word familyсечьPRO

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Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
усе́чьу-to get; to truncate
усе́чьсяу-to be grasped
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  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation 1 year ago.
  • Lucian edited verb basics 6 years ago.
  • Lucian edited verb basics 6 years ago.