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покрыть

/[pɐˈkrɨtʲ]/
Russianverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to cover, to roof (a house) ; to thatch, to tile
    • покры́ть ши́фером

      pokrýtʹ šíferomto slate

  2. 2.
    to coat (with paint)
  3. 3.
    to cover, to trump (in card games)
    • ему́ не́чем крыть

      jemú néčem krytʹhe hasn't a leg to stand on, there's nothing he can say to that (original meaning: he has no (good) card to cover (colloquial)

  4. 4.
    colloquialto scold, to rail (at), to swear (at)

Synonyms & related words

Related words (3)
  • покры́тие
  • покры́шка
  • покро́в

Etymology

по- (po-) + крыть (krytʹ)

Forms

  • покры́тьcanonical • perfective
  • pokrýtʹromanization
  • крытьimperfective
  • покрыва́тьimperfective
  • покры́тьinfinitive • perfective
  • -active • participle • present
  • покры́вшийactive • participle • past
  • -participle • passive • present
  • покры́тыйparticiple • passive • past
  • -adverbial • participle • present
  • покры́вadverbial • participle • past
  • покры́вшиadverbial • participle • past
  • -first-person • present • singular
  • покро́юfirst-person • future • singular
  • -present • second-person • singular
  • покро́ешьfuture • second-person • singular
  • -present • singular • third-person
  • покро́етfuture • singular • third-person
  • -first-person • plural • present
  • покро́емfirst-person • future • plural
  • -plural • present • second-person
  • покро́етеfuture • plural • second-person
  • -plural • present • third-person
  • покро́ютfuture • plural • third-person
  • покро́йimperative • second-person • singular
  • покро́йтеimperative • plural • second-person
  • покры́лmasculine • past • singular
  • покры́лиmasculine • past • plural
  • покры́лаfeminine • past • singular
  • покры́лиfeminine • past • plural
  • покры́лоneuter • past • singular
  • покры́лиneuter • past • plural

Conjugation

Infinitive:покры́ть
I
-
you (sg)
-
he/she/it
-
we
-
you (pl)
-
they
-

Other Forms

present active:-, -
past active:покры́вший, покры́в, покры́вши
present passive:-
past passive:покры́тый

Full conjugation of покрыть

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