Editing Mat (profanity) (section)

=== Yebát' ===
''Yebát{{'}}'' ({{lang|ru|[[wikt:ебать|еба́ть]]; {{audio|Ru-Yebat.ogg|ебать}}}}) means "to fuck (somebody)". This verb usually expresses a unilateral action and requires (or implies) a [[direct object]].The mutual action expressed in English with verbs "to copulate", "to have intercourse" is rendered in mat by the [[Reciprocal construction|reciprocal form]] of the verb, ''yebát{{'}}sya'' ({{lang|ru|[[wikt:ебаться|еба́ться]]}}): "to fuck each other". Historically, women have been perceived as sexually submissive, so the verb mostly refers to an action of a man. In modern times it may refer to a woman's action, in contexts when she initiates (or plans to initiate) the intercourse or plays an active role. See the wiktionary entry for some figurative uses of the word.  

It can also be used as an objectless interjection ({{lang|ru|"Ебать, вот это удача"}}, meaning "Fuck, what a luck!"), or can be used as an intransitive verb meaning "to know", "to care" ({{lang|ru|"А я ебу?"}} is translated "Like I know?" or "I don't care", {{lang|ru|"Не ебу"}} means "I don't know" or "I don't care".). In that latter meaning the word can only be used with implicit or explicit negation - one cannot say "я ебу" to convey the meaning of "I know" or "I care".