попасть

Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ пасть (pastʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈpasʲtʲ]
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Verb

попа́сть • (popástʹ) pf (imperfective попада́ть)

  1. to hit (a target)
    не попа́сть в цель ― ne popástʹ v celʹ ― to miss (one's aim)
  2. to get (to), to come (upon), to fall (into), to find oneself (in), to hit (upon)
    попа́сть кому́-либо в ру́ки ― popástʹ komú-libo v rúki ― to fall into somebody's hands
    попа́сть домо́й ― popástʹ domój ― to get home
    попа́сть в плен ― popástʹ v plen ― to be taken prisoner
  3. (colloquial) The impersonal past with an interrogative, location or time adverb indicates something occurring at random.
    где попа́ло ― gde popálo ― everywhere, anywhere, wherever, lying around
    как попа́ло ― kak popálo ― haphazardly, without thinking, however, randomly, any way
    что попа́ло ― što popálo ― whatever, anything
    куда́ попа́ло ― kudá popálo ― (to) everywhere, (to) anywhere, (to) wherever, all over the place

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