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Top 500verb, imperfective

называ́ть

[nəzɨˈvatʲ]to name, to specify

Frequency rank #434 About 1 in every 4,300 words in Russian film and TV. The top 500 words make up 71.0% of everything said.
называть #434

Meaning

  1. to name, to specify
  2. to call
  3. to convene, to invite many people

Examples

Меня называли ‘орлёнком’ в отряде, Враги называют ‘орлом’.

In the squad [mates] called me ‘eaglet’; Foes call me ‘eagle’.

Related

Forms by frequency

  • называ́тьinfinitive#1,882
  • называ́ютplural, 3rd person, present#1,894
  • называ́лиplural, past#4,723
  • называ́ешьsingular, 2nd person, present#5,040
  • называ́етsingular, 3rd person, present#5,188
  • называ́йimperative, singular, 2nd person#5,376
  • называ́юsingular, 1st person, present#5,678
  • называ́лmasculine, singular, past#5,692
  • называ́емplural, 1st person, present#6,016
  • называ́етеplural, 2nd person, present#7,039
  • называ́лаfeminine, singular, past#11,925
  • называ́йтеimperative, plural, 2nd person#13,816
  • называ́емыйpresent, participle#18,018
  • называ́яpresent, gerund#34,564

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Words near #434

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