фо́кусничать
- 1.
to do conjuring tricks, to perform tricks, to juggle
Он це́лый ве́чер фо́кусничал с ка́ртами.
He did card tricks all evening.
Literal sense: acting as a conjurer or magician.
- 2.
to be up to tricks, to play tricks, to pull a fast one, to be devious
Не фо́кусничай, говори́ пра́вду.
Don't play tricks - tell the truth.
Colloquial and disapproving.
- 3.
to put on airs, to be capricious, to make a fuss
Она́ начала фо́кусничать и тре́бовать осо́бого отноше́ния.
She started putting on airs and demanding special treatment.
Colloquial.
- 4.
(rare) to act affectedly, to behave unnaturally, to be overexcited
Не фо́кусничай, веди́ себя́ есте́ственно.
Stop acting affectedly - just behave naturally.
Colloquial.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | фо́кусничаю | бу́ду фо́кусничать |
| ты | фо́кусничаешь | бу́дешь фо́кусничать |
| он/она́/оно́ | фо́кусничает | бу́дет фо́кусничать |
| мы | фо́кусничаем | бу́дем фо́кусничать |
| вы | фо́кусничаете | бу́дете фо́кусничать |
| они́ | фо́кусничают | бу́дут фо́кусничать |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | фо́кусничай |
| вы | фо́кусничайте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | фо́кусничал |
| feminine | фо́кусничала |
| neuter | фо́кусничало |
| plural | фо́кусничали |
Participles
| Active present | performing magic tricks, conjuring | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | who performed magic tricks, who juggled, who was tricking | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | - | |
| Gerund present | фо́кусничая | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | фокусничав фокусничавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyфо́кус-по́кусPRO
- фо́кус-по́кусhocus-pocus
- фо́кусничатьto do conjuring tricks; to be up to tricks; to put on airs; to act affectedly
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Lisa edited past forms 2 years ago.
Lucian edited verb basics, imperative forms, past forms and conjugation 6 years ago.
