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споткнуться

Translation of споткнуться

stumble

Meaning of споткнуться

Russian

Задеть ногой за что-то и чуть не упасть.

споткнуться

Transcription and pronunciation of споткнуться

споткну́ться

stress on the 2nd syllable

Transcription
[spɐtˈknut͡sə]
In Latin letters
spotknutsya

Traps and common mistakes

Споткнуться на камень or споткнуться о камень?

споткнуться о камень

споткнуться о + accusative: споткнуться о камень

Don't say споткнуться на камень. Say споткнуться о камень: you stumble over something with о.

Ребёнок споткнулся о камень на тропинке.

The child stumbled over a stone on the path.

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споткнуться synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between споткнуться, запнуться, and оступиться

З
🇷🇺Russian
запнуться

Also catch your foot; but more often used about stumbling over words.

О
🇷🇺Russian
оступиться

Put your foot down wrongly, e.g. on a step, without hitting anything.

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What does споткнуться mean?

to hit your foot against something while walking and almost fall

How do you pronounce споткнуться?

споткнуться is pronounced [spɐtˈknut͡sə], in Latin letters “spotknutsya”.

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