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задавать

/[zədɐˈvatʲ]/
Russianverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to set, to assign (an exercise, a lesson)
    • Э́то нам не задава́ли!

      Éto nam ne zadaváli!It was not our homework!

  2. 2.
    to ask (a question)
    • задава́ть вопро́с/вопро́сы

      zadavátʹ voprós/voprósyto ask a question/questions

  3. 3.
    to pose (a problem)
  4. 4.
    to give, to administer (a punishment)
    • задава́ть трёпку

      zadavátʹ trjópkuto give a thrashing, to give a dressing-down

  5. 5.
    to preset, to specify, to assign
  6. 6.
    colloquialto give, to throw (a dinner, a banquet)

Synonyms & related words

Related words (2)
  • зада́ние
  • зада́ча

Etymology

зада́ть (zadátʹ) + -ва́ть (-vátʹ)

Forms

  • задава́тьcanonical • imperfective
  • zadavátʹromanization
  • зада́тьperfective
  • задава́тьimperfective • infinitive
  • задаю́щийactive • participle • present
  • задава́вшийactive • participle • past
  • задава́емыйparticiple • passive • present
  • -participle • passive • past
  • задава́яadverbial • participle • present
  • задава́вadverbial • participle • past
  • задава́вшиadverbial • participle • past
  • задаю́first-person • present • singular
  • бу́ду задава́тьfirst-person • future • singular
  • задаёшьpresent • second-person • singular
  • бу́дешь задава́тьfuture • second-person • singular
  • задаётpresent • singular • third-person
  • бу́дет задава́тьfuture • singular • third-person
  • задаёмfirst-person • plural • present
  • бу́дем задава́тьfirst-person • future • plural
  • задаётеplural • present • second-person
  • бу́дете задава́тьfuture • plural • second-person
  • задаю́тplural • present • third-person
  • бу́дут задава́тьfuture • plural • third-person
  • задава́йimperative • second-person • singular
  • задава́йтеimperative • plural • second-person
  • задава́лmasculine • past • singular
  • задава́лиmasculine • past • plural
  • задава́лаfeminine • past • singular
  • задава́лиfeminine • past • plural
  • задава́лоneuter • past • singular
  • задава́лиneuter • past • plural

Conjugation

Infinitive:задава́ть
I
задаю́
you (sg)
задаёшь
he/she/it
задаёт
we
задаём
you (pl)
задаёте
they
задаю́т

Other Forms

present active:задаю́щий, задава́я
past active:задава́вший, задава́в, задава́вши
present passive:задава́емый
past passive:-

Full conjugation of задавать

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