толкнуть

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic тълкнути (tŭlknuti, “to push; to knock; to attack”), from Proto-Slavic *tьlknǫti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɐɫkˈnutʲ]

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Verb

толкну́ть • (tolknútʹ) pf (imperfective толка́ть)

1. to push, to shove, to thrust
2. to incite, to instigate
3. (slang) to sell

Conjugation

Conjugation of толкну́ть (class 3b perfective transitive)

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

perfective aspect
infinitive	толкну́ть tolknútʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	толкну́вший tolknúvšij
passive	—	—
adverbial	—	толкну́в tolknúv, толкну́вши tolknúvši
	present tense	future tense
1st singular (я)	—	толкну́ tolknú
2nd singular (ты)	—	толкнёшь tolknjóšʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́)	—	толкнёт tolknjót
1st plural (мы)	—	толкнём tolknjóm
2nd plural (вы)	—	толкнёте tolknjóte
3rd plural (они́)	—	толкну́т tolknút
imperative	singular	plural
	толкни́ tolkní	толкни́те tolkníte
past tense	singular	plural (мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он)	толкну́л tolknúl	толкну́ли tolknúli
feminine (я/ты/она́)	толкну́ла tolknúla
neuter (оно́)	толкну́ло tolknúlo

Derived terms

• See толка́ть (tolkátʹ) for derived verbs.

Related terms

• толчо́к (tolčók)