попасть

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Russian

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Etymology

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по- (po-) +‎ пасть (pastʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɐˈpasʲtʲ]
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Verb

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попа́сть (popástʹpf (imperfective попада́ть)

  1. to hit (a target)
    не попа́сть в цельne popástʹ v celʹto miss (one's aim)
  2. to get (to), to come (upon), to fall (into), to find oneself (in), to hit (upon)
    попа́сть кому́-либо в ру́киpopástʹ komú-libo v rúkito fall into someone's hands
    попа́сть домо́йpopástʹ domójto get home
    попа́сть в пленpopástʹ v plento be taken prisoner
  3. (colloquial) The impersonal past with an interrogative, location or time adverb indicates something occurring at random.
    где попа́лоgde popáloeverywhere, anywhere, wherever, lying around
    как попа́лоkak popálohaphazardly, without thinking, however, randomly, any way
    что попа́лоšto popálowhatever, anything
    куда́ попа́лоkudá popálo(to) everywhere, (to) anywhere, (to) wherever, all over the place

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