гонять

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ganjati, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (to kill). Cognate with Albanian gjan (I hunt), Lithuanian giñti, Old Norse gunnr (fight), Latin de-fendo, Ancient Greek θείνω (theínō), Armenian գան (gan, beating, blows).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɐˈnʲætʲ]
  • (file)

Verb

гоня́ть (gonjátʹ) impf (perfective погоня́ть)

  1. to drive
  2. to distill
  3. to chase, to pursue
  4. to speed along

Usage notes

Гонять and погоня́ть (pogonjátʹ) are in the class of Russian abstract verbs. Its counterparts, гнать (gnatʹ) and погна́ть (pognátʹ), are in the class of Russian concrete verbs.

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Derived terms

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