додумывать

Russian edit

Etymology edit

доду́мать (dodúmatʹ) +‎ -ывать (-yvatʹ)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

доду́мывать (dodúmyvatʹimpf (perfective доду́мать)

  1. to think over/out/through (to the end), to do some more thinking (about)
  2. to think up what is missing, to complete
    коне́ц расска́за предлага́ется доду́мывать чита́телю
    konéc rasskáza predlagájetsja dodúmyvatʹ čitátelju
    readers are supposed to complete the story themselves; it is left (up) to the readers to imagine a possible ending

Conjugation edit