они жгут

burn, set fire to

ʐ ɡ u t → жечь
жг burn, set fire to + ут 3rd person plural present
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #50,146
burn, set fire to Can also mean “burn” figuratively, as in causing emotional pain.
RU: Они жгут сухие листья во дворе.
EN: They are burning dry leaves in the yard.
Conjugation of жечь
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third жжёт жгут

Там, где жгут книги, будут жечь и людей.

Where they burn books, they will burn people too.

Убивают, жгут и насилуют!

They kill, burn and rape!

— Цветы войны (2011)

Там, где жгут книги, рано или поздно начнут жечь людей.

Where they burn books, they will eventually burn people.

Грехи, грехи жгут, жгут, прям всю душу сожгли.

The sins, the sins are burning, burning—they’ve practically burned up my whole soul.

— The Island (2006)

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