Russian
Etymology
по- (po-) + на- (na-)
Prefix
пона- • (pona-)
- (used with verbs) a quantity of, a lot of
- покупа́ть (pokupátʹ, “to buy”) → накупа́ть книг (nakupátʹ knig, “to buy a quantity of books, a lot of books”) → понакупа́ть книг (ponakupátʹ knig, “to buy a quantity of books, to buy an excessive amount of books”)
- (derogatory, colloquial, productive, used with verbs) to indicate pointless action
Понакупа́ют маши́н (и стоят в про́бках, и броса́ют где попа́ло)- Ponakupájut mašín (i stojat v próbkax, i brosájut gde popálo)
- they buy a lot of cars (and then get stuck in traffic jams and leave them where they are)
- Понаехали тут! ― Ponajexali tut! ― They flocked here in large numbers (for no point)
See also
- напридумали (napridumali)