катиться

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Russian

Etymology

кати́ть (katítʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

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Verb

кати́ться (katítʹsjaimpf (perfective покати́ться)

  1. to roll
  2. (colloquial) to rush, to tear
  3. to sweep, to move, to flow, to stream, to roll
    слёзы кати́лись по её щека́мsljózy katílisʹ po jejó ščekámtears were rolling down her cheeks
    день ка́тится за днёмdenʹ kátitsja za dnjomday after day rolls by
    кати́сь отсю́да!katísʹ otsjúda!get out!, clear off!, beat it!
  4. passive of кати́ть (katítʹ)

Usage notes

кати́ться (katítʹsja) and покати́ться (pokatítʹsja) are Russian concrete verbs. Their counterpart, ката́ться (katátʹsja), is an abstract verb.

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