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"To dig" in Russian

Russian word of the day | May 25, 2022 (see all)
копа́ть
[ ka-pát' ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Accusative
Perfective - вы́копать, откопа́ть
to dig; (под кого-то) to plot against someone
Gardening

Morphemic analysis

копать
root: коп
suffix: а
ending: ть

Useful information

When it comes to potatoes, regardless of whether you are going to plant or harvest them, it is common to say "to dig potatoes".

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Examples of "To dig" in Russian

  • За́втра мы е́дем на да́чу копа́ть карто́шку.

    záft-ra my yé-deem na dá-chu ka-pát' kar-tósh-ku

    Tomorrow we are going to the dacha to plant potatoes.

  • Его́ компаньо́н копа́ет под него́.

    ye-vó kam-pan'-yón ka-pá-eet pad nee-vó

    His companion is plotting against him.

Копать - Conjugation
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Same stem words

выка́пывать [vy-ká-py-vat'] Verb , imperfective
to dig out, to dig up
копа́ться [ka-pá-tsa] Verb , imperfective
to dig; to probe; to dawdle

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удобре́ние fertilizer
сажа́ть to plant; to seat, to offer a seat; to put in jail
выка́пывать to dig out, to dig up
огоро́д vegetable garden

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