знавать

Russian

Etymology

знать (znatʹ) +‎ -ва́ть (-vátʹ)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [znɐˈvatʲ]

Verb

знава́ть • (znavátʹ) impf

  1. (colloquial, usually negative) to experience (joy, grief, defeat, rest, etc.) (repeatedly or frequently); iterative of знать (znatʹ)

Usage notes

This is an iterative verb, and in standard language is conjugated only in the infinitive and the past tense.

Conjugation
Conjugation of знава́ть (class 1a imperfective transitive iterative)
Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
imperfective aspect
infinitive знава́ть
znavátʹ
participles present tense past tense
active —знава́вший
znavávšij
passive ——
adverbial —знава́в
znaváv,
знава́вши
znavávši
present tense future tense
1st singular (я) ——
2nd singular (ты) ——
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) ——
1st plural (мы) ——
2nd plural (вы) ——
3rd plural (они́) ——
imperative singular plural
——
past tense singular plural
(мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он) знава́л
znavál		знава́ли
znaváli
feminine (я/ты/она́) знава́ла
znavála
neuter (оно́) знава́ло
znaválo
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