постигнуть

Russian

Alternative forms

  • пости́чь (postíčʹ) identical conjugation, only the infinitive is different

Etymology

по- (po-) + -сти́гнуть (-stígnutʹ), from Proto-Slavic *postignǫti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈsʲtʲiɡnʊtʲ]
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Verb

пости́гнуть • (postígnutʹ) pf (imperfective постига́ть)

  1. to comprehend
  2. to befall, to happen (to) (esp. of misfortune)

Conjugation

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