моргнуть

Russian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐrɡˈnutʲ]

Verb

моргну́ть • (morgnútʹ) pf (imperfective морга́ть)

1. to blink

   гла́зом не моргну́в ― glázom ne morgnúv ― without batting an eyelid; at a moment's notice

   не успе́л кто́-либо и гла́зом моргну́ть

   ne uspél któ-libo i glázom morgnútʹ

   before one could bat an eye/eyelid; before one knew it

2. to wink

Conjugation

Conjugation of моргну́ть (class 3b perfective intransitive)

Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.

perfective aspect
infinitive	моргну́ть morgnútʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	моргну́вший morgnúvšij
passive	—	—
adverbial	—	моргну́в morgnúv, моргну́вши morgnúvši
	present tense	future tense
1st singular (я)	—	моргну́ morgnú
2nd singular (ты)	—	моргнёшь morgnjóšʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́)	—	моргнёт morgnjót
1st plural (мы)	—	моргнём morgnjóm
2nd plural (вы)	—	моргнёте morgnjóte
3rd plural (они́)	—	моргну́т morgnút
imperative	singular	plural
	моргни́ morgní	моргни́те morgníte
past tense	singular	plural (мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он)	моргну́л morgnúl	моргну́ли morgnúli
feminine (я/ты/она́)	моргну́ла morgnúla
neuter (оно́)	моргну́ло morgnúlo

Synonyms

• мигну́ть (mignútʹ), подмигну́ть (podmignútʹ)

Derived terms

• See морга́ть (morgátʹ) for derived verbs.