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Russian word of the day: Заснуть

Sep 25, 2020 (see all)
засну́ть
[ zas-nút' ]
Verb , perfective
Imperfective - засыпа́ть
to fall asleep
Daily actions in Russian

Examples

  • Она засну́ла сра́зу же, как её голова́ косну́лась поду́шки.

    a-ná zas-nú-la srá-zu zhe, kak ye-yó ga-la-vá kas-nú-las' pa-dúsh-kee

    She fell asleep as soon as her head touched the pillow.

  • Я вот-вот засну́.

    ya vot-vot zas-nú

    I'm about to fall asleep.

Заснуть - Conjugation
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Same stem words

сон [son] Noun , masculine
dream (when sleeping), sleep
засо́ня [za-só-nya] Noun , masculine or feminine
sleepyhead

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