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кусать

bite

Meaning of кусать

living beings wild animals verb

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Russian[kʊˈsatʲ]
bite
кусать - bite
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кусать with English translation

кусать usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Mosquitoes bite during the evening.

Комары начинают кусаться вечером.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Dogs bite without warning.

Собаки могут кусать без предупреждения.

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кусать belongs to the topic "Wild Animals". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

кусатьbite
игратьplay
океанocean
группаgroup
параpair
короваcow
яйцоegg

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What's the difference between кусать / укусить / куснуть / откусить / покусывать / покусать

🇷🇺Russian
кусать

basic verb for using teeth to bite

A1Very Often

The dog likes to bite furniture.

Собака любит кусать мебель.

У
🇷🇺Russian
укусить

perfective: a single completed bite, emphasizes the result (a wound)

A1Very Often

A mosquito bit me.

Комар меня укусил.

К
🇷🇺Russian
куснуть

short perfective form; colloquial alternative to 'укусить'

A1Very Often

He might bite you.

Он мог тебя куснуть.

О
🇷🇺Russian
откусить

to bite off a piece (usually of food) — to take off a portion with teeth

A1Often

He bit off a big piece of bread.

Он откусил большой кусок хлеба.

🇷🇺Russian

to bite repeatedly or occasionally; often a habitual or light biting

A1Rarely

The puppy kept nibbling the owner's fingers.

Щенок покусывал пальцы хозяина.

П
🇷🇺Russian
покусать

to bite a few times; completed occasional bites

A1Rarely

The dog nipped the kittens a few times.

Пёс покусал пару котят.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
надкусить

to take a small bite into something (usually food)

A1Rarely

She bit into the apple.

Она надкусила яблоко.

П
🇷🇺Russian
прикусить

to bite slightly; often about biting one's tongue/cheek or holding something between teeth

A1Rarely

He bit his tongue to keep from laughing.

Он прикусил язык, чтобы не смеяться.

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How to pronounce кусать and what this word means

кусать translation: bite. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce кусать

[kʊˈsatʲ]

кусать translation

bite

кусать examples

Mosquitoes bite during the evening.

кусать transcription

[kʊˈsatʲ]

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кусать meaning: what does it mean?

впиваться зубами в кожу или плоть другого животного

кусать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

кусать is pronounced as [kʊˈsatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

кусать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Mosquitoes bite during the evening. Translation: Комары начинают кусаться вечером.

Is кусать part of Wild Animals vocabulary?

Yes, кусать (bite) can be learned in the Wild Animals topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is кусать part of Living Beings vocabulary?

Yes, кусать (bite) can be learned in the Living Beings topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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