Russian

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Etymology

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по- (po-) +‎ гнать (gnatʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɐɡˈnatʲ]
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Verb

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погна́ть (pognátʹpf (imperfective гнать)

  1. to drive
  2. (slang) to lie

Usage notes

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погна́ть (pognátʹ) and гнать (gnatʹ) are in the class of Russian concrete verbs. Their counterparts, погоня́ть (pogonjátʹ) and гоня́ть (gonjátʹ), are in the class of Russian abstract verbs.

Conjugation

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