кануть

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kapnǫti. Doublet of ка́пнуть (kápnutʹ).

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Verb

ка́нуть • (kánutʹ) pf

  1. to fall, to sink
  2. to disappear, to vanish
    ка́нуть в ве́чность ― kánutʹ v véčnostʹ ― fall/sink into oblivion
    как в во́ду ка́нуть ― kak v vódu kánutʹ ― to disappear/vanish without a trace; vanish into thin air

Conjugation

Conjugation of ка́нуть (class 3a perfective intransitive)
Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
perfective aspect
infinitive ка́нуть
kánutʹ
participles present tense past tense
active — ка́нувший
kánuvšij
passive — —
adverbial — ка́нув
kánuv,
ка́нувши
kánuvši
present tense future tense
1st singular (я) — ка́ну
kánu
2nd singular (ты) — ка́нешь
kánešʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) — ка́нет
kánet
1st plural (мы) — ка́нем
kánem
2nd plural (вы) — ка́нете
kánete
3rd plural (они́) — ка́нут
kánut
imperative singular plural
ка́нь
kánʹ		 ка́ньте
kánʹte
past tense singular plural
(мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он) ка́нул
kánul		 ка́нули
kánuli
feminine (я/ты/она́) ка́нула
kánula
neuter (оно́) ка́нуло
kánulo

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