покатиться

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Russian

Etymology

покати́ть (pokatítʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

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Verb

покати́ться (pokatítʹsjapf (imperfective кати́ться)

  1. to roll
  2. (colloquial) to rush, to tear
  3. to sweep, to move, to flow, to stream, to roll
    слёзы покати́лись по её щека́мsljózy pokatílisʹ po jejó ščekámtears rolled down her cheeks

Usage notes

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

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