Уменка
Perfectiveobrugat

обругать

to scold, give a tongue-lashing, curse out

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
ругатьscold, rail, abuse
Conjugation
1st (e-)
Class
Aspect partner
ругать

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIобругаю
  • тыyou (sg)обругаешь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itобругает
  • мыweобругаем
  • выyou (pl)обругаете
  • ониtheyобругают

Perfective verbs form a simple future that takes present-tense endings but describes a completed action.

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheобругал
  • онаsheобругала
  • оноitобругало
  • ониtheyобругали

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

обругай

to a group / formal

обругайте

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastобругавший
  • Passive pastобруганный
  • Adverbial (past)обругав

Used with#

  • + acc

    + accusative (direct object)

Examples#

  • Начальник обругал меня при всех.

    The boss tore into me in front of everyone.

  • Не обругай её зря — она ни в чём не виновата.

    Don't yell at her for no reason; she's not to blame.

About this verb#

  • Perfective of ругать with the totalising prefix об-, implying a complete bawling-out. Regular Class 1a with fixed suffix stress. Note the participle обруганный with stress retracted to the prefix.

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