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хвати́ть

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verbperfective imperfective is хвата́ть
  • 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.

    (rareto strike (of a stroke)medicine

    Его хвати́л уда́р.

    He had a stroke.

    Set phrase: его хватил удар 'he had a stroke'.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
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

хвати́вший

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

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Fixed expressions

Word familyхватPRO

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Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
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
вы́хватитьвы-to snatch out; to snatch away; to single out
захвати́тьза-to capture; to take along; to catch (red-handed); to captivate
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  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
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  • haunter1781 edited related words 7 months ago.
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