гнать

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gъnati, with present tense conjugation forms from Proto-Slavic *goniti, related to English fend; defend; offend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡnatʲ]
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Verb

гнать • (gnatʹimpf (perfective погна́ть or загна́ть)

  1. to drive
  2. to distill
  3. to chase, to pursue
  4. to speed along
  5. (slang) to lie
  6. (slang) to give (used in the imperative to make a forceful demand)

Usage notes

  • The imperfective verb гнать (gnatʹ) with corresponding perfective погна́ть (pognátʹ) is a unidirectional verb. Its multidirectional counterpart is гоня́ть (gonjátʹ).

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Intensive compounds: гнать в ше́ю (gnatʹ v šéju), гнать взаше́й (gnatʹ vzašéj), гнать в три ше́и (gnatʹ v tri šéi), гнать сса́ными тря́пками (gnatʹ ssánymi trjápkami)
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