обалдеть

Russian

Etymology

о- (o-) +‎ балде́ть (baldétʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐbɐɫˈdʲetʲ]

Verb

обалде́ть • (obaldétʹ) pf (imperfective обалдева́ть)

  1. (colloquial) to stop thinking clearly, to take leave of one's senses
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) to grow dumb with astonishment, to be dumb-founded, to drop one's jaw
    Обалде́ть мо́жно! ― Obaldétʹ móžno! ― it's enough to drive one crazy!

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • обалде́лый (obaldélyj)

Interjection

обалде́ть • (obaldétʹ)

  1. Used to express astonishment.
    Обалде́ть! ― Obaldétʹ! ― That's crazy!
    Обалде́ть, как он со мной флирту́ет. ― Obaldétʹ, kak on so mnoj flirtújet. ― It's crazy how much he flirts with me.
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