рубил

chopped, was chopping

r ʊ bʲ i ɫ → рубить
руб chop, cut down + ил Masculine singular past tense
verb · singular masculine, past tense Rare #47,199
chopped, was chopping Often used for chopping down a tree or chopping wood.
RU: Он рубил дрова весь вечер.
EN: He chopped wood all evening.
Conjugation of рубить
Indicative past
рубил

Ты когда-нибудь рубил дерево?

Have you ever chopped down a tree?

Ты когда-нибудь рубил дерево топором?

Have you ever chopped down a tree with an axe?

Но надо было рубить, и я рубил.

But it had to be chopped down, so I chopped it down.

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