пона-

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Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ на- (na-)

Prefix

пона- • (pona-)

  1. (used with verbs) a quantity of, a lot of
    ‎покупа́ть (pokupátʹ, “to buy”) → ‎накупа́ть книг (nakupátʹ knig, “to buy a quantity of books, a lot of books”) → ‎понакупа́ть книг (ponakupátʹ knig, “to buy a quantity of books, to buy an excessive amount of books”)
    Япо́нские телеви́зоры бы́ли понатыканы по всей тюрьме́
    Japónskije televízory býli ponatykany po vsej tjurʹmé
    There were Japanese TV sets all over the prison
    Про филосо́фские кни́ги он слыха́л, но ему́ и не сни́лось что по э́той части сто́лько понапи́сано
    Pro filosófskije knígi on slyxál, no jemú i ne snílosʹ što po étoj časti stólʹko ponapísano
    He had heard of philosophical books, but had not imagined there had been so much written about it
  2. (derogatory, colloquial, productive, used with verbs) to indicate pointless action
    Понакупа́ют маши́н (и стоят в про́бках, и броса́ют где попа́ло)
    Ponakupájut mašín (i stojat v próbkax, i brosájut gde popálo)
    they buy a lot of cars (and then get stuck in traffic jams and leave them where they are)
    Понаехали тут! ― Ponajexali tut! ― They flocked here in large numbers (for no point)

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