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смекать

to understand

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Conjugation of смекать

This verb can also mean the following: catch on, realize, get it.
This verb's imperfective counterpart: смекнуть
Я
Ты
Он/она
Мы
Вы
Они
Present tense
смекаю
smekaju
I understand
смекаешь
smekaesh'
you understand
смекает
smekaet
he/she understands
смекаем
smekaem
we understand
смекаете
smekaete
you all understand
смекают
smekajut
they understand
Imperfective Imperative mood
-
смекай
smekaj
understand
-
-
смекайте
smekajte
understand
-
Он
Она
Оно
Они
Imperfective Past tense
смекал
smekal
he understood
смекала
smekala
she understood
смекало
smekalo
it understood
смекали
smekali
they understood
Conditional
смекал бы
smekal by
He would understand
смекала бы
smekala by
She would understand
смекало бы
smekalo by
It would understand
смекали бы
smekali by
They would understand
Pres. Act.
Past Act.
Pres. Pass.
Past Pass.
Present Adv.
Past Adv.
Participles
смекающий
smekajuščij
one who understands
смекавший
smekavšij
one who understood
смекаемый
smekajemyj
one who is understood
смекая
smekaja
understanding
смекав
smekav
while understanding

Examples of смекать

Я чё разгоняю вам всем -... слил, победил, ничья если не зассал и забился рамситься - это по-пацански, смекаете, о чём я?

Let me tell you something, win, lose or draw, as long as you squabble and get down, that's gangster, you understand what I'm saying?