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гнать

гнать

Russian

Verb

гнать (gnatʹ) impf (perfective погна́ть or загна́ть)

  1. to drive
  2. to distill
  3. to chase, to pursue
  4. to speed along
  5. (slang) to lie

Usage notes

Гнать is in the class of Russian concrete verbs. Its counterpart, гоня́ть (gonjátʹ), is in the class of Russian abstract verbs.

Conjugation

Derived terms

imperfective

perfective

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