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To perish/be killed in Russian 🇷🇺


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to perish/be killed погибнуть
How to say “to perish/be killed” in Russian? “Погибнуть”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “погибнуть” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to perish/be killed in Russian like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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### Tips to Remember the Russian Word:
– The root "гиб" is related to "гибель" which means "perishing" or "doom." Think of "perish" and "гиб" sharing the idea of a serious, dramatic end.
– The prefix "по-" in "погибнуть" often indicates a completed action, helping you remember that "погибнуть" refers to the finality of perishing or dying.

### Explanations:
– "Погибнуть" is an infinitive verb that means "to perish" or "to be killed."
– It is often used in contexts involving tragic or untimely death, such as accidents, wars, or disasters.

### Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
– Умереть (umeret'): to die
– Скончаться (skonchatsya): to pass away (more formally)
– Смертельный исход (smertel'nyi iskhod): fatal outcome

### Conjugations:
#### Past:
– Я погиб (ya pogib) [m], я погибла (ya pogibla) [f] – I perished
– Ты погиб (ty pogib) [m], ты погибла (ty pogibla) [f] – You perished
– Он погиб (on pogib), она погибла (ona pogibla), оно погибло (ono pogiblo) – He/She/It perished
– Мы погибли (my pogibli) – We perished
– Вы погибли (vy pogibli) – You perished (formal/plural)
– Они погибли (oni pogibli) – They perished

#### Present:
– The verb "погибнуть" does not have a present tense form because it refers to a complete action. Instead, the imperfective form "гибнуть" (gibnut') is used:
– Я гибну (ya gibnu) – I am perishing
– Ты гибнешь (ty gibnesh') – You are perishing
– Он/Она/Оно гибнет (on/ona/ono gibnet) – He/She/It is perishing
– Мы гибнем (my gibnem) – We are perishing
– Вы гибнете (vy gibnete) – You are perishing (formal/plural)
– Они гибнут (oni gibnut) – They are perishing

#### Future:
– Я погибну (ya pogibnu) – I will perish
– Ты погибнешь (ty pogibnesh') – You will perish
– Он/Она/Оно погибнет (on/ona/ono pogibnet) – He/She/It will perish
– Мы погибнем (my pogibnem) – We will perish
– Вы погибнете (vy pogibnete) – You will perish (formal/plural)
– Они погибнут (oni pogibnut) – They will perish

### Examples of Sentences:
1. Много людей погибло в катастрофе.
*(Mnogo lyudey pogiblo v katastrofe.)*
– A lot of people perished in the catastrophe.

2. Он героически погиб, спасая других.
*(On geroicheski pogib, spasaya drugikh.)*
– He heroically perished while saving others.

3. Мы не можем допустить, чтобы кто-то ещё погиб.
*(My ne mozhem dopustit', chtoby kto-to yoshche pogib.)*
– We cannot allow anyone else to perish.

4. Многие солдаты погибли на фронте.
*(Mnogie soldaty pogibli na fronte.)*
– Many soldiers perished on the front line.

5. Если ты не будешь осторожен, ты погибнешь.
*(Yesli ty ne budesh' ostorozhen, ty pogibnesh')*
– If you are not careful, you will perish.

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