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Etymology

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заду́ть (zadútʹ) +‎ -ва́ть (-vátʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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задува́ть (zaduvátʹimpf (perfective заду́ть)

  1. to blow out (a candle, fire, etc.)
  2. (technical) to put (a blast furnace) into action
  3. (imperfective only, also impersonal) to gust
  4. (imperfective only) to blow, penetrating [with в (v, + accusative) ‘into something’]
  5. (imperfective only) to carry by wafting

Conjugation

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