Russian Dictionary

подобрать

verb [perfective]

/podobrat'/

1.

choose

Let's choose a shirt for you.

Мы не смогли подобрать диван.

We couldn't choose a sofa.

Нам нужно подобрать мебель под обои.

We need to choose furniture to match the wallpaper.

Он подобрал галстук под цвет рубашки.

He chose a tie to match the colour of the shirt.

2.

find

We need to find music for the wedding.

I can't find a solution to this problem.

3.

tuck up

He tucked up his sleeves and started working.

Она подобрала волосы под платок.

She tucked her hair up under her headscarf.

He sat with his legs tucked up under him.

4.

pick up

Он подобрал деньги с земли.

He picked the money up off the ground.

5.

pick

The team hasn't been picked yet.

6.

select

Future Tense

Яподберу
Тыподберёшь
Он / Она / Оноподберёт
Мыподберём
Выподберёте
Ониподберут

Past Tense

Masculineподобрал
Feminineподобрала
Neuterподобрало
Pluralподобрали

Real-life examples for подобрать

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«Ростов» забил — 0:1! Глебов подобрал мяч на линии штрафной после отскока, сместился к центру и пробил.

Rostov scored — 0:1! Glebov picked up the ball on the penalty line after the rebound, shifted to the center and struck.

«КП Спорт» изучил заголовки заокеанских СМИ и подобрал яркие цитаты о российских лидерах «Рейнджерс».

KP Sport studied the headlines of the overseas media and picked up vivid quotes about the Russian leaders of Rangers.

«КП Спорт» подобрал 10 фактов об Артуре Бетербиеве, который добился 18-й победы в профессиональной карьере при нуле поражений.

KP Sport has picked 10 facts about Artur Beterbiev, who achieved the 18th victory in his professional career with zero defeats.

Для него она подобрала тонкие длинные перчатки в тон к наряду, а вот обувь выбрала необычную, не босоножки или туфли на высокой шпильке, а белые грубые ботинки, кстати, еще один тренд 2020 года.

For him, she picked thin long gloves to match the outfit, but she chose unusual shoes, not sandals or high-heeled shoes, but white rough shoes, by the way, another trend of 2020.

Summary

  • Подобрать is a perfective Russian verb which means ‘choose’, ‘find’, ‘tuck up’ and ‘pick up’.
  • As подобрать is a perfective verb, it can only be used in the past and future tense. It can never be used in the present tense.
  • The word подобрать is usually transliterated in English as ‘podobrat'’.
  • Подобрать has 9 letters.