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прыгать

Translation of прыгать

leap

Russian word in Latin letters: prygat

Meaning of прыгать

Russian

Резко отталкиваться от земли, преодолевая расстояние или высоту.

English

to jump high or a long distance

прыгать

Pronunciation

Russian
[ˈprɨɡətʲ]

Traps and common mistakes

Прыгнуть над or прыгнуть через?

прыгнуть через

прыгнуть через = to leap over

Don't say прыгнуть над забором. Say прыгнуть через забор: over is через here.

Кот прыгнул через лужу.

The cat leapt over the puddle.

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Translate these short sentences from English into Russian using the word you are learning. Then open one possible answer and compare it with yours. This is practice, not a test.

  1. The dog leaped over the fence.

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    Собака прыгнула через забор.

  2. The children leaped into the water with joy.

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    Дети с радостью прыгнули в воду.

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Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between прыгать, скакать, and перепрыгивать

С
🇷🇺Russian
скакать

To jump again and again, lively.

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П
🇷🇺Russian
перепрыгивать

To jump over something.

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Questions about this word

What does прыгать mean?

to jump high or a long distance

How do you pronounce прыгать?

прыгать is pronounced [ˈprɨɡətʲ], in Latin letters “prygat”.

How is прыгать used in a sentence?

The dog leaped over the fence. Translation: Собака прыгнула через забор.

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