дёрнуть

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdʲɵrnʊtʲ]
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Verb

дёрнуть (djórnutʹ) pf (imperfective дёргать)

  1. to pull, to tug
    дёрнуть кого-л за рукавdjórnutʹ kovo-l za rukavto pull smb's sleeve; tug at smb's sleeve
  2. to pull out
    дёрнуть зубdjórnutʹ zubto pull out a tooth
  3. (impersonal, colloquial) to twitch, throb, twinge
  4. to move sharply, jerk
    лошади дёрнулиlošadi djórnulithe horses gave a jerk
  5. (colloquial) to disturb
  6. (vernacular) to drink, knock back
    дёрнем ещё по рюмочкеdjórnem ješčó po rjumočkelet's knock back another one

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • See дёргать (djórgatʹ) for derived verbs.
  • и дёрнуло меня!, чёрт меня дёрнул! — what (on earth) possessed me [made me] (+to)!
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