куривать

Russian

Etymology

кури́ть (kurítʹ) + -ивать (-ivatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkurʲɪvətʲ]

Verb

ку́ривать (kúrivatʹ) impf

  1. (colloquial) to smoke (repeatedly or frequently); iterative of кури́ть (kurítʹ)
    Я ку́ривал папиро́сы ка́ждый день.
    Ja kúrival papirósy káždyj denʹ.
    I used to smoke strong unfiltered cigarettes every day.

Conjugation

Usage notes

  • This is an iterative verb, and in standard language is conjugated only in the infinitive and the past tense.
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