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Etymology

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стук (stuk) +‎ -ну (-nu) +‎ -ть (-tʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈstuknʊtʲ]
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Verb

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сту́кнуть (stúknutʹpf (imperfective стуча́ть or сту́кать)

  1. to knock
    сту́кнуть в дверьstúknutʹ v dverʹknock at the door
  2. to rap, to tap
  3. to strike, to bang, to hit
    ско́лько тебе́ сту́кнуло? (colloquial)skólʹko tebé stúknulo?how old are you (now)? (literally, “how many did it hit you?”)
    Игорю Никола́еву сего́дня сту́кнуло 50!Igorju Nikolájevu sevódnja stúknulo 50!Igor Nikolayev turned 50 today!
    ему́ что́-то в го́лову сту́кнулоjemú štó-to v gólovu stúknulohe got some crazy (new) idea (also used when someone starts behaving strangely) (literally, “something hit his head”)
  4. (slang) to squeal on

Conjugation

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