Quick answer
хвата́ет, хвата́ют, (impersonal), —, —, —
to be enough. Impersonal: хвата́ет, хва́тит. The person is dative, the thing genitive: Мне не хвата́ет вре́мени.
Conjugation
| Person | Present | Past |
|---|---|---|
| я | хвата́ет | хвата́ло |
| ты | хвата́ют | хвата́ло |
| он / она́ | (impersonal) | хвата́ло / хвати́ло |
| мы | — | — |
| вы | — | — |
| они́ | — | — |
The other meaning is transitive and ordinary: хвата́ть кого́-то за ру́ку — to grab somebody by the arm. The table shows the impersonal “be enough” use.
| Form | Russian | Note |
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | хвата́ть | imperfective |
| aspect partner | хвати́ть | perfective: хва́тит — that will do |
| future | бу́дет хвата́ть / хва́тит | ongoing or a limit |
| imperative | хва́тит! | enough! stop! |
🔊 хвата́ет on -та́-; хва́тит on the stem
Which form to learn first
Хва́тит! — one word that stops anything, from a pouring hand to an argument.
Мне не хвата́ет вре́мени.I don’t have enough time.
Де́нег хва́тит?Will the money be enough?
Хва́тит, спаси́бо!That’s enough, thank you! — at the table
Нам хвата́ет ме́ста.We have enough room.
Typical mistakes
Я не хвата́ю вре́мя.
Мне не хвата́ет вре́мени.
Dative person, genitive thing, no subject.
Хва́тит де́ньги?
Хва́тит де́нег?
The thing counted is genitive.
Check yourself
Which is correct?
Dative plus genitive, impersonal verb.