ImperfectivePerfective partner: стукнутьWhat aspect means, and how to pick one

stʊˈtɕatʲ

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Translation

to knock

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Word origin

From the onomatopoeic Proto-Slavic root *stukъ ('a knock, bang').

Origin
Proto-Slavic (onomatopoeic)
Root
*stukъ

Grammar

Verb typeimperfective, second conjugation (стучу, стучишь); the imperfective partner of стукнуть

Examples

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Someone is knocking at the door.

стучи́ , .

Don't knock so loudly, the children are asleep.

кры́ше .

The rain was knocking on the roof all night.

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