Present tense#
Conjugation- яIтяну
- тыyou (sg)тянешь
- он / она / оноhe / she / itтянет
- мыweтянем
- выyou (pl)тянете
- ониtheyтянут
Future tense#
Future Tense- яIбуду тянуть
- тыyou (sg)будешь тянуть
- он / она / оноhe / she / itбудет тянуть
- мыweбудем тянуть
- выyou (pl)будете тянуть
- ониtheyбудут тянуть
Imperfective verbs form the future with the auxiliary бы́ть plus the infinitive.
Past tense#
Past Tense- онheтянул
- онаsheтянула
- оноitтянуло
- ониtheyтянули
Imperative#
Imperativeto one person
тяни
to a group / formal
тяните
Participles & verbal adverbs#
Participles- Active presentтянущий
- Active pastтянувший
- Passive pastтянутый
- Adverbial (past)тянув, тянувши
Used with#
- + Acc
Тяни канат сильнее!
+ accusative (direct object)
Examples#
Тяни канат сильнее!
Pull the rope harder!
Тянет холодом от окна.
Cold is coming from the window.
About this verb#
- Class 3c, a -ну- verb (but the suffix is preserved in present, unlike Class 3 semelfactives) with shifting c-stress: тяну (end-stressed я-form) → тянешь, тянет, тянут (stem-stressed). Multiple prefixed perfectives (потянуть 'pull a muscle / pull a little', вытянуть 'pull out').
With prefixes#
Prefixes- втянутьpfpull, draw, induce to participate, involve
- вытянутьpfdraw out, extract, stretch, pull out, hold out
- дотянутьpfdraw so far, drag so far, haul up so far, draw, drag, haul, live, hold out
- затянутьpftighten, tighten up
- натянутьpfstretch, draw, pull on
- обтянутьpfcover, fit close, bowse taut, bowse down
- оттянутьpfdraw off, delay, procrastinate
- перетянутьpfpull across, win over; tighten, strap up
- подтянутьpfpull, pull up, haul up, bring up, move closer up, tighten, join in singing, join in song
- потянутьpfpull, draw, haul, drag, lay, drawl, drag out, delay, protract, procrastinate, make go, weigh, draw up, squeeze, extort; afford
- притянутьpfdrag, pull, attract, summon
- протянутьpfto hand, to hold out, stretch out, to reach, to draw
- растянутьpfstretch, wear out, strain, sprain, stretch out, protract, prolong, spin out, drag out
- стянутьpffilch, swipe, pinch
- утянутьpftighten, steal
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