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Russian word of the day: Соображать

Jul 28, 2023 (see all)
сообража́ть
[ sa-ab-ra-zhát' ]
Verb , imperfective
Perfective - сообрази́ть (see below)
to think, to consider, to ponder; to understand, to grasp

Morphemic analysis

соображать
root: соображ
suffix: а
ending: ть

Etymology

со + образ - together + image (put the image together)

The perfective aspect

сообрази́ть [sa-ab-ra-zéet'] Verb , perfective
to understand, to grasp, to realize, to figure out

Examples

  • Он отча́янно сообража́л, что же тепе́рь де́лать.

    on at-chá-een-na sa-ab-ra-zhál, chto zhe tee-pyér' dyé-lat'

    He was desperately pondering what to do now.

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  • Извини́, я сего́дня ту́го сообража́ю.

    eez-vee-née, ya see-vód-nya tú-ga sa-ab-ra-zhá-yu

    Sorry, I'm a bit slow today...

    Lit.: Sorry, I'm thinking slow today...

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