чини́ть
- 1.
to repair, to mend, to fix
Оте́ц чи́нит велосипе́д в гараже́.
Father is fixing the bike in the garage.
Imperfective; used both of machinery and of clothes. The perfective is починить.
- 2.
to sharpen (a pencil), to point
Он чи́нит каранда́ш перочи́нным ножо́м.
He is sharpening the pencil with a penknife.
Chiefly with карандаш; the perfective is очинить or починить.
- 3.
to cause, to create (obstacles), to put in the way (obstacles)
Вла́сти чини́ли препя́тствия журнали́стам.
The authorities put obstacles in the way of the journalists.
Formal; mainly in set phrases such as чинить препятствия 'put obstacles in the way' and чинить суд и расправу 'mete out justice'.
Examples
Не зови портача чинить холодильник.
Don't ask that bungler to fix the refrigerator.
Я ду́мал, вы собира́етесь чини́ть ра́ковину.
I thought you were going to fix the sink.
Не слома́лось - не чини́.
If it's not broken, don't fix it.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | чиню́ | бу́ду чини́ть |
| ты | чи́нишь | бу́дешь чини́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | чи́нит | бу́дет чини́ть |
| мы | чи́ним | бу́дем чини́ть |
| вы | чи́ните | бу́дете чини́ть |
| они́ | чи́нят | бу́дут чини́ть |
Note: Stress change.
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | чини́ |
| вы | чини́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | чини́л |
| feminine | чини́ла |
| neuter | чини́ло |
| plural | чини́ли |
Participles
| Active present | repairing, mending | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | who repaired, who was repairing, having repaired | |
| Passive present | repairable, mendable, being repaired, undergoing repair | |
| Passive past | repaired, mended, fixed | |
| Gerund present | чиня́ | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | чинив чинивши | while doing (past) |
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