Breakdown of Студенты не слушали тренера и допрыгались до травмы.
и
and
не
not
студент
student (m)
слушать
to listen
тренер
coach
до
as far as, up to
травма
injury
допрыгаться
to ask for trouble
Questions & Answers about Студенты не слушали тренера и допрыгались до травмы.
What does the до- ... -ся combination add to the base verb прыгать (to jump)?
The prefix до- and the reflexive postfix -ся wrap around an action verb to show that the action was repeated or sustained until a negative limit was reached. Here, they jumped until they brought a bad outcome (an injury) upon themselves.
Why is the word до used again before травмы?
Verbs that express reaching a limit with the до- prefix usually pair with the preposition до plus the Genitive case (like травмы) to state exactly what that final limit or outcome is. It works a bit like 'up to' or 'until' in English.
Why do we switch from the imperfective слушали to the perfective допрыгались?
не слушали (did not listen) is imperfective because it describes an ongoing background behavior—a continuous failure to follow instructions over a period of time. допрыгались, however, is perfective because it marks the definitive end result of that behavior: the specific moment the limit was hit and they got hurt.
Is допрыгаться only used when actual jumping is involved?
Not at all! While it literally means 'to jump until you get hurt' in this specific sports context, допрыгаться is very commonly used as a figurative idiom meaning 'to push your luck' or 'to get what is coming to you'. If someone is acting recklessly, you might warn them by saying ты допрыгаешься (you are asking for trouble).
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