прекрати это
prekrati eto
The English phrase "stop that" translates to the Russian прекрати это (prekrati eto).
прекрати это is a command used to tell someone to end an annoying or unwanted action. While прекрати это is used to command someone to cease an action, the colloquial term хватит is a common way to say "stop it" or "enough" when someone is being annoying.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the imperative verb прекрати (stop/cease) and the neuter demonstrative pronoun это (this/that).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
For a more informal and straightforward way to say "stop", you can use Перестань! In formal contexts, you should use the polite phrase Пожалуйста, прекратите! or the very formal Будьте добры, перестаньте! Additionally, while Хватит! means "that's enough", the expression Довольно! is a more formal way to say the same thing.
How does it change in a sentence?
The imperative form changes from the informal прекрати to the formal or plural прекратите when addressing someone with respect or a group of people, forming прекратите это.
How do you pronounce it?
prekrati eto
Did you know?
- While прекрати means 'stop', the word прекрасный comes from the same root and means 'beautiful'. This is because 'stopping' something in its perfect form creates a sense of completion and beauty.
- Using Довольно! to say 'stop that' can make you sound like a character from a 19th-century Russian novel, as it is a very high-register, dramatic way to declare something is 'enough'.
- In Russian, the word хватит (enough) is derived from the verb хватить, which means 'to grab' or 'to seize'. It suggests that the amount of an action has been 'seized' or captured sufficiently.
Examples in context
- Прекрати это сейчас же.Stop that now.This sentence shows how to add urgency to the command using прекрати это.Tatoeba #9092281 by marafon, translation #2250024 by CK
- Ох, прекрати этот шум, пожалуйста!Oh, please, stop that noise!This sentence demonstrates a polite way to request the cessation of noise using прекрати это.Tatoeba #4416749 by odexed, translation #681568 by Source_VOA
- Прекрати это!Stop that!This sentence provides a short, direct way to use прекрати это.Tatoeba #2501628 by paul_lingvo, translation #651592 by orbpic
- Перестань играть с этим мячом!Stop playing with that ball!
- Хватит шуметь, пожалуйста!Stop making noise, please!
- Пожалуйста, прекратите курить в этой зоне!Please stop smoking in this area!
- Будьте добры, перестаньте на меня кричать!Please stop shouting at me!
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Example conversation
In the living room, a man asks a woman to stop her loud behavior.
- Андрей AndreyОльга, прекрати это, пожалуйста.Ol'ga, prekrati eto, pozhaluysta.Olga, stop that, please.
- Ольга OlgaЧто именно я делаю не так?Chto imenno ya delayu ne tak?What exactly am I doing wrong?
- Андрей AndreyПрекрати это немедленно.Prekrati eto nemedlenno.Stop that immediately.
- Ольга OlgaХорошо, Андрей, я замолчу.Khorosho, Andrey, ya zamolchu.Fine, Andrey, I will be quiet.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
