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"To hint" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Dec 22, 2022 (see all)
намека́ть
[ na-mee-kát' ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Accusative, Dative
to hint, to allude, to imply

Morphemic analysis

намекать
prefix: на
root: мек
suffix: а
ending: ть

Etymology

на + мекать - on + (obsolete) to think, to understand
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Examples of "To hint" in Russian

  • На что вы намека́ете?

    na chto vy na-mee-ká-ee-tye

    What are you implying?

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  • Мой желу́док красноречи́во намека́л, что не отказа́лся бы от еды́.

    moî zhee-lú-dak kra-sna-ree-chée-va na-mee-kál, chto nye at-ka-zál-sya by at ye-dý

    My stomach was eloquently hinting that it could use some food.

    Lit.: My stomach was eloquently hinting that it would not refuse food.

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Same stem words

to see, to realize; to grasp the meaning

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