хвати́ть
- 1.
to be enough, to suffice, to last
Де́нег хвати́ло на биле́ты.
There was enough money for the tickets.
Impersonal: thing that suffices in the genitive, person in the dative - денег хватило.
- 2.
to that's enough, to stop it
Хва́тит! Замолчи́.
Enough! Be quiet.
Fixed use of the 3rd person form Хватит!
- 3.
to grab, to seize, to grasp
Он хвати́л меня́ за ру́ку.
He grabbed me by the arm.
Colloquial; often за + accusative of the body part grabbed.
- 4.
(rare) to strike (of a stroke)medicine
Его хвати́л уда́р.
He had a stroke.
Set phrase: его хватил удар 'he had a stroke'.
Examples
Де́нег хвати́ло?
Was there enough money?
Хва́тит шути́ть!
Stop laughing.
Хва́тит бормота́ть!
Stop babbling.
Хва́тит шути́ть.
Stop joking.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | хвачу́ |
| ты | - | хва́тишь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | хва́тит |
| мы | - | хва́тим |
| вы | - | хва́тите |
| они́ | - | хва́тят |
Note: Stress change.
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | хвати́ |
| вы | хвати́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | хвати́л |
| feminine | хвати́ла |
| neuter | хвати́ло |
| plural | хвати́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having sufficed, having been enough | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | - | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | хвати́в хвативши хватя́ | while doing (past) |
Typical usagePRO
Enough (quantity and resources)
хвати́ть де́нег
to have enough money
хвати́ть вре́мени
to have enough time
хвати́ть сил (сде́лать что-то)
to have enough strength (to do something)
хвати́ть терпе́ния
to have enough patience
Stopping someone: “Enough!”
Хвати́т!
Enough!
Хвати́т + инфинити́в
Stop + -ing
Хвати́т с меня́!
I’ve had enough!
Sudden attack / overdoing
Его́ хвати́л уда́р.
He had a stroke/fit.
Его́ хвати́л при́ступ (чего́).
He had an attack (of...).
Его́ хвати́ла дрожь.
He was seized with a shiver.
хвати́ть ли́шнего
to overdo it; to have one too many
Fixed expressions
- хватит за глазаEnough
Word familyхватPRO
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| хвати́ть | - | to be enough; to that's enough; to grab; to strike (of a stroke) |
| хвати́ться | - | to miss; to suddenly remember; to grab hold of; to set about eagerly |
| вы́хватить | вы- | to snatch out; to snatch away; to single out |
| захвати́ть | за- | to capture; to take along; to catch (red-handed); to captivate |
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