посыпать

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Russian

Etymology 1

по- (po-) +‎ сы́пать (sýpatʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

посы́пать • (posýpatʹ) pf (imperfective сы́пать or посыпа́ть) (the impf./pf. forms differ in the word stress in the infinitive and the conjugation)

  1. to pour (of friable/solid objects, such as sands, not liquids; sometimes used figuratively)
  2. to sprinkle, to strew
  3. (colloquial, intransitive) to start falling (of precipitation like rain or snow)
  4. (figuratively, colloquial, intransitive) to start saying words frequently
  5. to start saying quickly
  6. (colloquial, intransitive) to dash quickly (for many entities)
Conjugation
Conjugation of посы́пать (class 6a perfective transitive)
Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
△ Irregular.
perfective aspect
infinitive посы́пать
posýpatʹ
participles present tense past tense
active — посы́павший
posýpavšij
passive — посы́панный
posýpannyj
adverbial — посы́пав
posýpav,
посы́павши
posýpavši
present tense future tense
1st singular (я) — посы́плю
posýplju
2nd singular (ты) — посы́плешь
posýplešʹ,
посы́пешь△
posýpešʹ△
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) — посы́плет
posýplet,
посы́пет△
posýpet△
1st plural (мы) — посы́плем
posýplem,
посы́пем△
posýpem△
2nd plural (вы) — посы́плете
posýplete,
посы́пете△
posýpete△
3rd plural (они́) — посы́плют
posýpljut
imperative singular plural
посы́пь△
posýpʹ△		 посы́пьте△
posýpʹte△
past tense singular plural
(мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он) посы́пал
posýpal		 посы́пали
posýpali
feminine (я/ты/она́) посы́пала
posýpala
neuter (оно́) посы́пало
posýpalo

Etymology 2

посы́пать (posýpatʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

посыпа́ть • (posypátʹ) impf (perfective посы́пать) (the impf./pf. forms differ in the word stress in the infinitive and the conjugation)

  1. to pour (of friable/solid objects, such as sands, not liquids; sometimes used figuratively)
  2. to scatter (on a surface)
  3. to sprinkle, to strew
Conjugation
Conjugation of посыпа́ть (class 1a imperfective transitive)
Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
imperfective aspect
infinitive посыпа́ть
posypátʹ
participles present tense past tense
active посыпа́ющий
posypájuščij		 посыпа́вший
posypávšij
passive посыпа́емый
posypájemyj		 посы́панный
posýpannyj
adverbial посыпа́я
posypája		 посыпа́в
posypáv,
посыпа́вши
posypávši
present tense future tense
1st singular (я) посыпа́ю
posypáju		 бу́ду посыпа́ть
búdu posypátʹ
2nd singular (ты) посыпа́ешь
posypáješʹ		 бу́дешь посыпа́ть
búdešʹ posypátʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) посыпа́ет
posypájet		 бу́дет посыпа́ть
búdet posypátʹ
1st plural (мы) посыпа́ем
posypájem		 бу́дем посыпа́ть
búdem posypátʹ
2nd plural (вы) посыпа́ете
posypájete		 бу́дете посыпа́ть
búdete posypátʹ
3rd plural (они́) посыпа́ют
posypájut		 бу́дут посыпа́ть
búdut posypátʹ
imperative singular plural
посыпа́й
posypáj		 посыпа́йте
posypájte
past tense singular plural
(мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он) посыпа́л
posypál		 посыпа́ли
posypáli
feminine (я/ты/она́) посыпа́ла
posypála
neuter (оно́) посыпа́ло
posypálo

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