обалдеть
Russian
Etymology
о- (o-) + балде́ть (baldétʹ), or (per Vasmer) о- (o-) + балда́ (baldá) + -еть (-etʹ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐbɐɫˈdʲetʲ]
Verb
обалде́ть • (obaldétʹ) pf (imperfective обалдева́ть)
- (colloquial) to stop thinking clearly, to take leave of one's senses
- (colloquial, figuratively) to grow dumb with astonishment, to be dumb-founded, to drop one's jaw
- Обалде́ть мо́жно! ― Obaldétʹ móžno! ― it's enough to drive one crazy!
Conjugation
Conjugation of обалде́ть (class 1a perfective intransitive)
| perfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | обалде́ть obaldétʹ | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | обалде́вший obaldévšij |
| passive | — | — |
| adverbial | — | обалде́в obaldév, обалде́вши obaldévši |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular (я) | — | обалде́ю obaldéju |
| 2nd singular (ты) | — | обалде́ешь obaldéješʹ |
| 3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) | — | обалде́ет obaldéjet |
| 1st plural (мы) | — | обалде́ем obaldéjem |
| 2nd plural (вы) | — | обалде́ете obaldéjete |
| 3rd plural (они́) | — | обалде́ют obaldéjut |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| 2nd (ты/вы) | обалде́й obaldéj |
обалде́йте obaldéjte |
| past tense | singular | plural (мы/вы/они́) |
| masculine (я/ты/он) | обалде́л obaldél |
обалде́ли obaldéli |
| feminine (я/ты/она́) | обалде́ла obaldéla | |
| neuter (оно́) | обалде́ло obaldélo | |
Derived terms
- обалде́лый (obaldélyj)
- обалде́ние n (obaldénije), обалдева́ние n (obaldevánije)
- обалде́нный (obaldénnyj)
Related terms
- балда́ (baldá)
Interjection
обалде́ть • (obaldétʹ)
- Used to express astonishment.
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “оболдеть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “обалдеть”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.