обалдеть

Russian

Etymology

о- (o-) +‎ балде́ть (baldétʹ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐbɐɫˈdʲetʲ]

Verb

обалде́ть • (obaldétʹ) pf (imperfective обалдева́ть)

1. (colloquial) to stop thinking clearly, to take leave of one's senses
2. (colloquial, figuratively) to grow dumb with astonishment, to be dumb-founded, to drop one's jaw

   Обалде́ть мо́жно! ― Obaldétʹ móžno! ― it's enough to drive one crazy!

Conjugation

Conjugation of обалде́ть (class 1a perfective intransitive)

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

perfective aspect
infinitive	обалде́ть obaldétʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	обалде́вший obaldévšij
passive	—	—
adverbial	—	обалде́в obaldév, обалде́вши obaldévši
	present tense	future tense
1st singular (я)	—	обалде́ю obaldéju
2nd singular (ты)	—	обалде́ешь obaldéješʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́)	—	обалде́ет obaldéjet
1st plural (мы)	—	обалде́ем obaldéjem
2nd plural (вы)	—	обалде́ете obaldéjete
3rd plural (они́)	—	обалде́ют obaldéjut
imperative	singular	plural
	обалде́й obaldéj	обалде́йте obaldéjte
past tense	singular	plural (мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он)	обалде́л obaldél	обалде́ли obaldéli
feminine (я/ты/она́)	обалде́ла obaldéla
neuter (оно́)	обалде́ло obaldélo

Derived terms

• обалде́лый (obaldélyj)

Related terms

• балда́ (baldá)

Interjection

обалде́ть • (obaldétʹ)

1. Used to express astonishment.

   Обалде́ть! ― Obaldétʹ! ― That's crazy!

   Обалде́ть, как он со мной флирту́ет. ― Obaldétʹ, kak on so mnoj flirtújet. ― It's crazy how much he flirts with me.