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How to say "throw" in Russian

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бросить

Meaning: throw, leave, give up

Pronunciation: [BROH-seet']

Part of speech: verb (perfective aspect)

Rank: #367 (see frequency list)

A girl threw the ball to me.
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Example sentences:

Дéвочка бро́сила мне мяч.
A girl threw the ball to me.
Ты уже́ бро́сил письмо́ в почто́вый я́щик?
Have you already dropped the letter into the mailbox?
Она́ бро́сила тру́бку со зло́сти.
She hang up angrily.
literal She hang up from fury.
Фу, сейча́с же брось э́ту га́дость!
Ugh, throw this nasty thing immediately!
Он бро́сил сви́тер на стул.
He threw his sweater on the chair.
Пира́тов бро́сили в тюрьму́.
The pirates were put to jail.
literal The pirates were thrown to jail.
Пять лёт наза́д она́ его́ бро́сила.
She left him five years ago.
Ты что же, бро́сил кури́ть?
You gave up smoking, didn't you?
Бро́сьте! Каки́е же э́то пробле́мы!
Oh, come on! These are not problems at all!
literal Throw it! What kind of problems are these?
Я никогда́ не бро́шу друзе́й в беде́.
I'll never leave my friends in trouble.
Андре́й бро́сил учёбу и пошёл рабо́тать.
Andrey gave up his studies and started working.
literal Andrey threw his studies and went to work.
А ты бы бро́сил свою́ семью́ в тако́й ситуа́ции?
Would you be able to leave your family in such a situation?
От не́рвов его́ бро́сило в пот.
He started sweating due to anxiety.

Idioms and set expressions:

бро́сить кури́ть = give up smoking
бро́сить пить = give up drinking
бро́сить я́корь = drop an anchor
бро́сить тру́бку = hang up
бро́сить взгляд = cast a glance
бро́сить семью́ = leave a family
брось! = stop it!
бро́сить ка́мень в кого-либо = cast a stone at smb
бро́сить ка́мень в чей-либо огоро́д = cast a stone at smb
literal cast a stone into one's garden
бро́сить в тюрьму́ = cast into jail
бро́сить вы́зов = challenge
literal throw a challenge

Related words:

бросáть = throw, leave, give up
перестáть = stop, give up
положи́ть = put
вы́бросить = throw out
вы́кинуть = throw out

Proverbs and sayings:

Брось псу кусо́к - так не ла́ет.
One can arrange everything with money.
literal If you throw a piece to a dog, it won't bark.
Вещь ве́щи рознь, а ину́ю - хоть брось.
Things are quite different, and some of them can be thrown out.
Плохо́й муж - что чемода́н без ру́чки: нести́ тяжело́, а бро́сить жа́лко.
Bad husband is like a suitcase without handle: it's heavy, but it's a pity to throw it away.

Verb conjugation:

Present Tense

The perfective verb бросить is not used in the Present Tense. Use the imperfective verb бросать instead.

Past Tense

I, you (singular), he	бро́сил
she	бро́сила
it	бро́сило
we, you (plural), they	бро́сили

Future Simple Tense

I	бро́шу
you (singular)	бро́сишь
he, she, it	бро́сит
we	бро́сим
you (plural)	бро́сите
they	бро́сят

Future Compound Tense

The perfective verb бросить is not used in the Future Compound Tense. Use the imperfective verb бросать instead.

Imperative Mood (Command Form)

you (singular)	бро́сь
you (plural)	бро́сьте

View full conjugation table for the verb pair бросать/бросить

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