застигнуть

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Russian

Alternative forms

  • засти́чь (zastíčʹ)identical conjugation, only the infinitive is different

Etymology

за- (za-) +‎ -сти́гнуть (-stígnutʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

засти́гнуть (zastígnutʹpf (imperfective засти́гать)

  1. to catch, to overtake
    засти́гнуть враспло́хzastígnutʹ vrasplóxto surprise; take by surprise; take unawares
    нас засти́гла гроза́nas zastígla grozáwe were overtaken/caught by a storm

Conjugation