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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kačati, iterative-durative for *kotiti (to roll).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈt͡ɕætʲ]
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Verb

кача́ть (kačátʹ) impf (perfective покача́ть or качну́ть)

  1. to rock, to swing, to shake, to wobble; to dandle
    кача́ть колыбе́льkačátʹ kolybélʹto rock the cradle
    кача́ть голово́йkačátʹ golovójto shake one's head
  2. to pump
  3. to toss, to roll, to pitch
    ло́дку кача́етlódku kačájetthe boat is tossing / rolling
    его́ кача́ло из стороны́ в сто́ронуjevó kačálo iz storoný v stóronuhe was reeling from side to side
  4. (colloquial) to lift up, to chair (to toss someone up, like a group of fans their champion)
  5. to download
    Perfective: скача́ть (skačátʹ)
    Synonym: ска́чивать (skáčivatʹ)
  6. (colloquial) to train/pump muscle
  7. (colloquial) (in the expression)
    кача́ть права́kačátʹ praváto (persistеntly) stand up for one's rights

Conjugation

Derived terms

imperfective

perfective

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