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Top 500verb, perfective

смочь

[smot͡ɕ]to be able, to manage

Frequency rank #117 About 1 in every 950 words in Russian film and TV. The top 500 words make up 71.0% of everything said.
смочь #117

Meaning

  1. to be able, to manage

Examples

Перепу́тались пути́, Перламу́тровые ни́ти, Па́дать и не смочь идти́, Сохрани́те, сохрани́те

The paths have gotten mixed up, Pearlescent threads, Fall and won't be able to go, Preserve [them], preserve [them]

Related

Forms by frequency

  • смогу́singular, 1st person, future#396
  • смо́жешьsingular, 2nd person, future#576
  • смо́жемplural, 1st person, future#656
  • смо́гmasculine, singular, past#679
  • смо́жетsingular, 3rd person, future#724
  • смо́жетеplural, 2nd person, future#1,234
  • смогла́feminine, singular, past#1,286
  • смогли́plural, past#1,428
  • смо́гутplural, 3rd person, future#2,216
  • смогло́neuter, singular, past#37,558
  • смо́чьinfinitive
  • смо́гшийpast, participle
  • смоги́imperative, singular, 2nd person
  • смоги́теimperative, plural, 2nd person

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