подкопать

Russian

Etymology

под- (pod-) + копа́ть (kopátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pətkɐˈpatʲ]

Verb

подкопа́ть (podkopátʹ) pf (imperfective подка́пывать)

  1. to dig out the earth under (something), to undermine, to sap
  2. to dig (a passage or tunnel) under
  3. (figuratively, colloquial) to undermine
  4. (colloquial) to dig a bit, to dig a part of, to dig additionally

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • подкопну́ть (podkopnútʹ)
  • подко́п (podkóp), подко́пка (podkópka)
  • подка́пывание (podkápyvanije)
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