видать

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vʲɪˈdatʲ]
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Verb

вида́ть • (vidátʹ) impf

  1. (colloquial) to see (many times, frequently); iterative of ви́деть (vídetʹ)
  2. to be seen (in the negative sentence, usually in the infinitive)
    Не вида́ть тебе́ тепе́рь зарпла́ты, как свои́х уше́й! ― Ne vidátʹ tebé tepérʹ zarpláty, kak svoíx ušéj! ― You won't see your wages now like you won't see your (own) ears.
  3. (idiomatic):
    вида́ть ви́ды ― vidátʹ vídy ― to have seen better days
    вида́вшая ви́ды маши́на ― vidávšaja vídy mašína ― a car that has seen better days

Usage notes

  • Note that, in the literary language at least, вида́ть has a limited usage and is not conjugated in the present tense. It is used only as the infinitive or in the past tense:
  • Его́ не вида́ть. ― Jevó ne vidátʹ. ― He is not to be seen.
  • Ничего́ не вида́ть. ― Ničevó ne vidátʹ. ― One can see nothing.
  • Чего́ я там не вида́л! ― Čevó ja tam ne vidál! ― There is nothing there that interests me (what am I to see).

Conjugation

Derived terms

Predicative

вида́ть • (vidátʹ)

  1. (colloquial) it seems, it looks like
    Вида́ть, она́ что́-то зна́ет. ― Vidátʹ, oná štó-to znájet. ― She seems to know something.
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