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нападать

Translation of нападать

attack

Russian word in Latin letters: napadat

Meaning of нападать

Russian

Пытаться причинить вред человеку, животному или объекту.

English

to try to harm someone or something

attack

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[nəpɐˈdatʲ]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Напасть почтальона or напасть на почтальона?

напасть на почтальона

нападать на кого-то = attack someone

Don't say «напасть почтальона». Say «напасть на почтальона»: нападать always takes на + accusative.

В деревне на меня напал гусь.

A goose attacked me in the village.

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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 attacked the mailman this morning.

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    Собака напала на почтальона сегодня утром.

  2. The dog tried to attack the cat.

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    Собака пыталась напасть на кошку.

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Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between нападать, набрасываться, and приступ

набрасываться
🇷🇺Russian

To attack suddenly, jumping at someone; colloquial and vivid.

Advanced: broader words

П
🇷🇺Russian
приступ

приступ is an attack of illness, e.g. a heart attack

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Questions about this word

What does нападать mean?

to try to harm someone or something

How do you pronounce нападать?

нападать is pronounced [nəpɐˈdatʲ], in Latin letters “napadat”.

How is нападать used in a sentence?

The dog attacked the mailman this morning. Translation: Собака напала на почтальона сегодня утром.

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