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попрекать

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Russian

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Etymology

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попрёк (poprjók) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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попрека́ть (poprekátʹimpf (perfective попрекну́ть)

  1. (disapprovingly): to reproach [with accusative ‘someone’, along with instrumental or за (za, + accusative) ‘for something done or not done in the past’]
    Synonyms: укоря́ть (ukorjátʹ), упрека́ть (uprekátʹ)
    Свои́м хле́бом-солью попрека́ть грешно.
    Svoím xlébom-solʹju poprekátʹ grešno.
    It's sinful to reproach one with your hospitality.

Conjugation

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