Future tense#
Future Tense- яIдрогну
- тыyou (sg)дрогнешь
- он / она / оноhe / she / itдрогнет
- мыweдрогнем
- выyou (pl)дрогнете
- ониtheyдрогнут
Perfective verbs form a simple future that takes present-tense endings but describes a completed action.
Past tense#
Past Tense- онheдрогнул
- онаsheдрогла
- оноitдрогло
- ониtheyдрогли
Imperative#
Imperativeto one person
дрогни
to a group / formal
дрогните
Participles & verbal adverbs#
Participles- Active pastдрогнувший
- Adverbial (past)дрогнув
Examples#
Его руки дрогнули.
His hands trembled.
Не дрогнув, она ответила «нет».
Without flinching, she answered 'no'.
About this verb#
- Semelfactive perfective of дрожать with -ну- (single quick action). Class 3a: fixed stem stress on дро- (дрогну, дрогнешь, дрогнут). The base дрожать (Class 5b) means 'tremble continuously'; the -ну- form captures a single jerk/flinch. Note the о/а ablaut: дрог-/дрож- in pf vs. impf.
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