постигнуть

Russian

Alternative forms

  • пости́чь (postíčʹ)identical conjugation, only the infinitive is different

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *postignǫti. By surface analysis, по- (po-) +‎ -сти́гнуть (-stígnutʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈsʲtʲiɡnʊtʲ]
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Verb

пости́гнуть • (postígnutʹpf (imperfective постига́ть)

  1. to comprehend
  2. to befall, to happen (to) (esp. of misfortune)

Conjugation