обалдеть

Russian

Etymology

о- (o-) +‎ балде́ть (baldétʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐbɐɫˈdʲetʲ]

Verb

обалде́ть • (obaldétʹpf (imperfective обалдева́ть)

  1. (colloquial) to stop thinking clearly, to take leave of one's senses
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) to grow dumb with astonishment, to be dumb-founded, to drop one's jaw
    Обалде́ть мо́жно!Obaldétʹ móžno!it's enough to drive one crazy!

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • обалде́лый (obaldélyj)

Interjection

обалде́ть • (obaldétʹ)

  1. Used to express astonishment.
    Обалде́ть!Obaldétʹ!That's crazy!
    Обалде́ть, как он со мной флирту́ет.Obaldétʹ, kak on so mnoj flirtújet.It's crazy how much he flirts with me.