ты попадай

hit

p ə p ɐ d a j → попадать

по limited or one-time action + пад to fall, to drop + а form verbs meaning “perform an action” + й 2nd-person singular imperative

verb · 2nd-person singular Rare #46,824

hit Used for repeated or ongoing action; in the example, it means hitting a target while shooting.

RU: Попадай в центр мишени.

EN: Hit the center of the target.

Conjugation of попадать

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	попадай	—

Back then, my ... always took the first shot at the animal, and always hit.

— Dersu Uzala (1975)

Why isn't mine hitting?

— Dersu Uzala (1975)

Shoot well and hit your target.

— Dersu Uzala (1975)

Now try to hit it—there’s nothing there, you skinny-eyed...!

— Dersu Uzala (1975)

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