недоставать

Russian

Etymology

не- (ne-) +‎ достава́ть (dostavátʹ)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nʲɪdəstɐˈvatʲ]

Verb

недостава́ть • (nedostavátʹ) impf (perfective недоста́ть)

  1. to lack, to be needed
    чего́ вам недостаёт? ― čevó vam nedostajót? ― what are you short of?; what are you lacking?
    ему́ недостаёт де́нег ― jemú nedostajót déneg ― he is short of money
    нам недостаёт рабо́тников ― nam nedostajót rabótnikov ― we lack workers; we are short of workers
    ему́ недостаёт слов, что́бы вы́разить ― jemú nedostajót slov, štóby výrazitʹ ― he cannot find words to express
    ему́ недоста́нет сил ― jemú nedostánet sil ― his strength will not suffice him; he will not have sufficient strength
    э́того ещё недостава́ло! ― étovo ješčó nedostaválo! ― that's all we needed
  2. to miss
    нам о́чень недостава́ло вас ― nam óčenʹ nedostaválo vas ― we missed you very much; we missed you badly

Conjugation
Conjugation of недостава́ть (class 13b imperfective intransitive impersonal)
Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
imperfective aspect
infinitive недостава́ть
nedostavátʹ
participles present tense past tense
active ——
passive ——
adverbial ——
present tense future tense
1st singular (я) ——
2nd singular (ты) ——
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) недостаёт
nedostajót		бу́дет недостава́ть
búdet nedostavátʹ
1st plural (мы) ——
2nd plural (вы) ——
3rd plural (они́) ——
imperative singular plural
——
past tense singular plural
(мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он) ——
feminine (я/ты/она́) —
neuter (оно́) недостава́ло
nedostaválo
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