хвата́ть
- 1.
to grab, to seize, to snatch, to grasp
Не хвата́й меня́ за ру́ку!
Don't grab me by the arm!
кого? что? за что? - grab someone by something
- 2.
to be enough, to suffice, to have enough (of)
Мне не хвата́ет вре́мени.
I don't have enough time.
impersonal: кому? (dative) + чего? (genitive)
Usage info
Кому (не) хвататет/хватало чего (genitive) - impersonal use
Мне хватает одного бутерброда на обед.
Ему не хватало еды.
Examples
Сту́льев хвата́ет?
Are there enough chairs?
Не хвата́ет коммуника́ции между молодёжью и старика́ми.
There is a lack of communication between the young and the old.
Э́тому мужчи́не не хвата́ет хра́брости.
This man lacks courage.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | хвата́ю | бу́ду хвата́ть |
| ты | хвата́ешь | бу́дешь хвата́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | хвата́ет | бу́дет хвата́ть |
| мы | хвата́ем | бу́дем хвата́ть |
| вы | хвата́ете | бу́дете хвата́ть |
| они́ | хвата́ют | бу́дут хвата́ть |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | хвата́й |
| вы | хвата́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | хвата́л |
| feminine | хвата́ла |
| neuter | хвата́ло |
| plural | хвата́ли |
Participles
| Active present | grabbing, seizing, catching, snatching | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | grabbing, seizing, catching (hold of) | |
| Passive present | graspable, catchable, seizable | |
| Passive past | often handled, smudged (from handling), worn (from frequent handling) | |
| Gerund present | хвата́я | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | хватав хватавши | while doing (past) |
Typical usagePRO
Enough / Lack (impersonal uses)
не хвата́ет вре́мени
not enough time
хвата́ет де́нег на ...
have enough money for ...
хвата́ет на всех
enough for everyone
рук не хвата́ет
short of hands; not enough help
Ability/Resources to do something
хвата́ет сил + инф.
have enough strength to do ...
не хвата́ет терпе́ния + инф.
not have the patience to ...
не хвата́ет ду́ху + инф.
not have the guts to ...
не хвата́ет о́пыта для ...
lack experience for ...
Physical grabbing / Seizing
хвата́ть кого́ за ру́ку
grab someone by the hand
хвата́ть кого́/что
grab/seize someone or something
хвата́ть ро́том во́здух
gasp for air
хвата́ть всё подря́д
grab everything indiscriminately
Word familyхватPRO
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| хвата́ть | - | to grab; to be enough |
| хвата́ться | - | to grab (at); to take up (eagerly); to suddenly notice the absence (of) |
| захвата́ть | за- | to soil |
| нахвата́ть | на- | to grab (a quantity of); to pick up (superficially) |
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