помолчал

was quiet for a while, kept quiet for a while

p ə m ɐ ɫ t͡ɕ a ɫ → помолчать

по limited or one-time action + молч to be silent, to keep quiet + ал Past tense, masculine singular

verb · singular masculine, past tense Rare #52,959

was quiet for a while, kept quiet for a while

RU: Он помолчал минуту.

EN: He was quiet for a minute.

Conjugation of помолчать

Indicative past

помолчал

He fell silent.

You should have kept quiet!

— पीकू (2015)

You should keep quiet already!

— Маленькая Вера (1988)

I just want you to be quiet for a minute.

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