Russian verbs
Russian Verbs Used with Perfective Infinitives
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Did you know that there are some Russian verbs, followed only by perfective infinitives? For example, these four verbs are used only with perfective infinitives: суметь, to be able, to...
Russian Verb of Motion сходить
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Did you know that the verb of motion сходить is widely used in colloquial speech? It is a perfective verb that means "to go somewhere and then return". It is conjugated...
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Did you know that the verbs пить (drink) and петь (sing) are sometimes mixed up by foreign students, espcially the 1st person singular? They are both irregular. Пить: пью, пьёшь, пьёт, пьём,...
Russian Verbs учить-научить and учить-выучить
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Did you know that the Russian verbs учить-научить and учить-выучить have 2 different meanings, although the first imperfective verb учить is the same? Учить-научить means "to teach something to somebody" or...
Secondary Imperfectivization of Russian Verbs
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Dear Russian learners! We have a guest post today about secondary imperfectivization of Russian verbs! Secondary imperfectivization is the process when a perfective verb becomes imperfective again is called 'secondary imperfectivization'....
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Did you know that the Russian prefix пред means "an action which precedes another action"? For example, Предсказать: to predict Предвидеть: to foresee Предугадать: to foretell Предупреждать-предупредить: to warn ...
Figurative Meaning of the Verb вести
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Did you know that many Russian verbs of motion have figurative meaning? For example, the verb вести can mean "to behave", "to lead to", "to be in war", "to correspond",...
Reflexive and Nonreflexive Russian Verbs
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Did you know that some Russian verbs can be reflexive in imperfective aspect and nonreflexive in perfective aspect? These verbs are становиться-стать (to become), садиться-сесть (to sit down), ложиться-лечь (to...
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Did you know that there are some verbs, normally used in Russian impersonal sentences? These verbs are бывать (to be, to happen), случаться-случиться (to happen), получаться-получиться (to come out, to...
Russian Verbs желать and добиваться
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Did you know that the Russian verbs желать-пожелать (to wish) and добиваться-добиться (to try to achieve - to achieve) are always used with the Genitive case? Я желаю тебе счастья и...
Russian Verbs Used with the Preposition к
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Did you know that some Russian verbs are always used with the preposition к and the Dative case? The most common are готовиться-подготовиться (to prepare for), привыкать-привыкнуть (to get used...
Difference between изучать, учиться and учить
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Did you know that in Russian we have many different verbs that mean "to learn", "to study" and "to teach"? We use the verb изучать in the meaning "to study...
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Did you know that the words давай and давайте can be used with a perfective verb in 2nd person plural (meaning a finished action) or with an imperfective infinitive (meaning...
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Did you know that the Russian verb жечь-cжечь (to burn) is irregular? Its conjugation is: Жечь Я жгу Ты жжёшь Он, она, оно жжёт Мы жжём Вы жжёте Они жгут Жёг, жгла, жгли Сжечь Я сожгу Ты сожжёшь Он, она, оно сожжёт Мы...
Russian Translation of "to manage to do something"
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Did you know that we have two synonyms that mean "to manage to do something"? The first one is удасться and the second one is получиться. The verb удасться is always...
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Did you know that the Russian verb водиться has two different meanings? The first meaning is "to live somewhere (normally about animals)", "to be found", and the second one is "to...
The Verb жить with Prefixes: Advanced Level
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Dear students! We have prepared a new test on the Russian verb жить with prefixes. It is a very important verb, widely used in everyday speech. Please, do not hesitate...
Russian Verbs of Teaching and Learning: Intermediate Level
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Did you know that Russian teaching and learning verbs are actually quite tricky? You can check if you know them with our new test. Good luck! [mtouchquiz 64]...
Russian Verbs врать, лгать and обманывать
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Did you know that we have two synonyms that mean "to lie", врать and лгать? The first one is used in colloquial speech and the second one, in written speech. The...
The Verb работать with Prefixes: Advanced Level
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Dear students! We have created a new test on the Russian verb работать with prefixes. As well as the verb жить with prefixes, it is widely used in everyday speech....
