качнуть
Russian
Etymology
Possibly кача́ть (kačátʹ) + -ну́ть (-nútʹ) (or derived the other way around).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɐt͡ɕˈnutʲ]
Verb
качну́ть • (kačnútʹ) pf (imperfective кача́ть)
- to rock, to swing, to shake, to wobble; to dandle (once)
- качну́ть колыбе́ль ― kačnútʹ kolybélʹ ― to rock the cradle (once)
- качну́ть голово́й ― kačnútʹ golovój ― to shake one's head (once)
- to pump (once)
- (transitive or impersonal) to toss, to roll, to pitch (once)
- ло́дку качну́ло ― lódku kačnúlo ― the boat tossed / rolled (once)
- (colloquial) to lift up, to chair (to toss someone up, like a group of fans their champion)
- (colloquial) to train/pump muscle (once)
Conjugation
Conjugation of качну́ть (class 3b perfective transitive)
| perfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | качну́ть kačnútʹ | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | качну́вший kačnúvšij |
| passive | — | ка́чнутый káčnutyj |
| adverbial | — | качну́в kačnúv, качну́вши kačnúvši |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular (я) | — | качну́ kačnú |
| 2nd singular (ты) | — | качнёшь kačnjóšʹ |
| 3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) | — | качнёт kačnjót |
| 1st plural (мы) | — | качнём kačnjóm |
| 2nd plural (вы) | — | качнёте kačnjóte |
| 3rd plural (они́) | — | качну́т kačnút |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| качни́ kační | качни́те kačníte | |
| past tense | singular | plural (мы/вы/они́) |
| masculine (я/ты/он) | качну́л kačnúl | качну́ли kačnúli |
| feminine (я/ты/она́) | качну́ла kačnúla | |
| neuter (оно́) | качну́ло kačnúlo | |
Derived terms
- качну́ться pf (kačnútʹsja)
Related terms
- ка́чка (káčka)
- кача́ние (kačánije)