Ways to say it
| Russian | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| печа́тать | pečátatʹ | imperfective |
| напеча́тать | napečátatʹ | perfective |
The verb печа́тать is used to describe the action of producing a copy of a text or image on a surface, typically by a machine. It is also used to mean 'to type' on a keyboard. For more formal contexts, the noun Печать refers to the act of printing or the printed material itself, while the noun тиражирование specifically indicates the process of reproducing printed materials like books or magazines.
What does it mean word for word?
In the form напеча́тать, the prefix на- often indicates the completion of an action or the accumulation of a result.
Which one should you use?
The imperfective form печа́тать is used when discussing the ongoing process of printing or for habitual printing. In contrast, the perfective form напеча́тать is used to emphasize the completed result of printing a specific document or a specific amount.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
pečátatʹ
Did you know?
- While печатать refers to the mechanical action, the word for a 'font' or 'typeface' is шрифт, which is a loanword from German.
- The noun печать means 'print', but it is also the standard word for an official 'seal' or 'stamp' used to authenticate documents.
- Russian has a specific word тираж for the print run of a book, which comes from the French word 'tirage'.
Examples in context
- Вы можете отправить мне этот документ в печатном формате?Could you send me this document in print format?
- Книга находится в процессе тиражированияThe book is being printed
- Я хочу напечатать эту формуI want to print this form
- Я печатаюI print
- Он работает над печатанием книгиHe is working on printing the book
- Принтер начал печа́тать очень медленно.Printer nachal pechat' ochen' medlenno.The printer started printing very slowly.
- Вы умеете печа́тать на этом принтере?Vy umeyete pechat' na etom printere?Do you know how to print on this printer?
Example conversation
Maria and Alexander are in a home office.
- Мария MariaАлександр, ты можешь печа́тать мои письма?Aleksandr, ty mozhesh pechatat' moi pis'ma?Alexander, can you print my letters?
- Александр AleksandrДа, конечно. Присылай мне файл.Da, konechno. Prisylay mne fayl.Yes, of course. Send me the file.
- Мария MariaСпасибо! Только не забудь печа́тать в цвете.Spasibo! Tol'ko ne zabud' pechatat' v tsvete.Thanks! Just don't forget to print in color.
- Александр AleksandrХорошо, Мария, я всё сделаю.Khorosho, Mariya, ya vsyo sdelayu.Okay, Maria, I will do everything.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “print” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
