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Russian word of the day: Понюхать

Sep 02, 2018 (see all)
поню́хать
[ pa-nyú-hat' ]
Verb , perfective
Often used with the Accusative
Imperfective - ню́хать
to smell, to sniff, to scent
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Examples

  • Поню́хай э́то, чем па́хнет?

    pa-nyú-haî é-ta, chyem páh-nyet

    Smell this, what does it smell like?

  • Соба́ка поню́хала оде́жду.

    sa-bá-ka pa-nyú-ha-la a-dyézh-du

    The dog smelled the clothes.

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