слыхать

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɫɨˈxatʲ]
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Verb

слыха́ть • (slyxátʹimpf

  1. (colloquial) to hear of, to hear from
    Synonym: слы́шать (slýšatʹ)
    • 1869, Лев Толстой [Leo Tolstoy], “Том 2, Часть третья, XVIII”, in Война и мир; English translation from Aylmer and Louise Maude, transl., War and Peace, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1922–1923:
      Князь Андре́й никогда́ не слыха́л сме́ха Спера́нского, и э́тот зво́нкий, то́нкий смех госуда́рственного челове́ка стра́нно порази́л его́.
      Knjazʹ Andréj nikogdá ne slyxál sméxa Speránskovo, i étot zvónkij, tónkij smex gosudárstvennovo čelovéka stránno porazíl jevó.
      Prince Andrew had never before heard Speránski's famous laugh, and this ringing, highpitched laughter from a statesman made a strange impression on him.

Usage notes

  • Note that слыхать has a limited usage, and in standard language is not conjugated in the present tense, future tense or imperative. It is used only as the infinitive or in the past tense:

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