катить

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic катити (katiti), from Proto-Slavic *kotiti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈtʲitʲ]
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Verb

кати́ть • (katítʹimpf (perfective покати́ть)

  1. to roll, to push (some object with wheels)
    кати́ть бо́чкуkatítʹ bóčkuturn in, blow the whistle
  2. (colloquial) to drive (quickly)
  3. (a car etc.) to bowl along
  4. to fit, to work
    это нам не ка́титeto nam ne kátitThis doesn't work for us.

Usage notes

кати́ть (katítʹ) and покати́ть (pokatítʹ) are Russian concrete verbs. Their counterpart, ката́ть (katátʹ), is an abstract verb.

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