verbperfective#1,867 by frequency

напа́сть

[nɐˈpasʲtʲ]napast'

to attack, to fall on, to assault, to descend; to come across, to come upon, to hit on; to come, to grip, to seize, to overcome

Meanings

1
to attack, to fall on, to assault, to descend — on
- «Россия хочет напасть на Европу». – «Правда? А что такого есть в Европе, что нужно России?»
  "Russia wants to attack Europe." "Oh really? And what is there in Europe what Russia would need?"
  Tatoeba · Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Этот цветок хотел напасть на меня.
  That flower tried to attack me.
  Tatoeba · corvard · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to come across, to come upon, to hit on
- Как вы напали на эту мысль?
  How did you hit on that?
  Tatoeba · sharptoothed · CC BY 2.0 FR
3
to come (over), to grip, to seize, to overcome

nounfemininenot in the study set

[nɐˈpasʲtʲ]napast'

misfortune, bad luck, trouble

	singular	plural
nominative	напа́сть	напа́сти
genitive	напа́сти	напа́стей