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
Хва́тит бормота́ть!
Stop babbling.
Хва́тит шути́ть.
Stop joking.
Хва́тит смея́ться!
Stop laughing.
Де́нег хвати́ло?
Was there enough money?
Пожалуйста, хва́тит петь э́ту пе́сню!
Please stop singing that song.
Пожалуйста, хва́тит вопи́ть.
Please stop yelling.
Хва́тит! Щекотно.
Stop. That tickles.
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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