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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьrnǫti.
Pronunciation
Verb
дёрнуть • (djórnutʹ) pf (imperfective дёргать)
- to pull, to tug
- дёрнуть кого́-либо за рука́в ― djórnutʹ kovó-libo za rukáv ― to pull someone's sleeve; tug at someone's sleeve
- и дёрнуло меня́! ― i djórnulo menjá! ― what (on earth) possessed me! (literally, “and it pulled me!”)
- чёрт меня́ дёрнул! ― čort menjá djórnul! ― what (on earth) possessed me! (literally, “the devil pulled me!”)
- to pull out
- дёрнуть зуб ― djórnutʹ zub ― to pull out a tooth
- (impersonal, colloquial) to twitch, to throb, to twinge
- to move sharply, to jerk
- ло́шади дёрнули ― lóšadi djórnuli ― the horses gave a jerk
- (colloquial) to disturb
- (low colloquial) to drink, to knock back
- дёрнем ещё по рю́мочке ― djórnem ješčó po rjúmočke ― let's knock back another one
Conjugation
Conjugation of дёрнуть (class 3a perfective transitive)
Derived terms
- See дёргать (djórgatʹ) for derived verbs.