запнуться

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Russian

Etymology

за- (za-) +‎ пну́ть (pnútʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

Verb

запну́ться (zapnútʹsjapf (imperfective запина́ться)

  1. to stumble, to halt
    запну́ться о поро́гzapnútʹsja o porógto trip/stumble over the threshold
  2. to stammer, to falter, to stop short
    он запну́лся на пе́рвом же сло́веon zapnúlsja na pérvom že slóvehe didn't get beyond the first word

Conjugation