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Russian Verbs
Imperfective (НСВ) and Perfective (СВ) Form
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| to do | делать- сделать +4 |
| to read | читать - прочитать +4 |
| to write | писать - написать +4 (referring to what is being written) or +3 (indicate the recipient of the writing) |
| to watch | смотреть - посмотреть +4 |
| to learn, to teach | учить - выучить +4 (referring to what is being learned or taught) or +3 (referring to whom something is being taught) |
| to know | знать - узнать +4 |
| to drink | пить - выпить +4 |
| to eat | есть - съесть +4 |
| to cook | готовить - приготовить +4 (referring to the food or dish being prepared) or +3 (indicating the person for whom the food is being prepared) |
| to solve | решать - решить +4 |
| to show | показывать - показать +4 (referring to the object being shown) or +3 (indicate the person to whom something is shown) |
| to ask | спрашивать - спросить +4 (for the question being asked) or +3 (for the person being asked) |
| to answer | отвечать - ответить +3 |
| to repeat | повторять - повторить +4 |
| to understand | понимать - понять +4 |
| to give | давать - дать +4 (for the object being given) or +3 (for the recipient) |
| to get up, to wake up | вставать - встать (intransitive verbs) |
| to meet | встречать - встретить +4 |
| to finish | заканчивать - закончить +4 |
| to start, to begin | начинать - начать +inf. or + 4 |
| to talk, to speak (to say) | говорить - сказать +4 (for the content of what is said) or +3 (for the person being spoken to) |
| to take, to get | брать - взять +4 |
| to buy | покупать - купить +4 (for the item being bought) or +3 (to specify the recipient of the purchase or the person who benefits from it) |
| to translate | переводить - перевести + 4 |
| to look for, to search for | искать - найти +4 |
| to photograph | фотографировать - сфотографировать +4 (when referring to the subject of the photograph or the object being photographed) or +3 (to specify the person for whom the photo is taken or the recipient of the photograph) |
| to (have) breakfast | завтракать - позавтракать |
| to walk | гулять - погулять |
| to rest, to relax | отдыхать - отдохнуть |
| to call, to phone | звонить - позвонить +3 (for the person being called) |
| to order | заказывать - заказать +4 |
| to go (to sleep), to lie down | ложиться - лечь |
| to take (ex. a test) | сдавать - сдать |
| to receive, to get, to obtain | получать - получить +4 (for the object being received) or +3 (for the recipient of the action) |
| to help | помогать - помочь +3 (for the person being helped) |
| to give (a present), to offer | дарить - подарить +3 (for the recipient) or +4 (for the item being given) |
| to remember, to recall | вспоминать - вспомнить +4 (for the specific thing remembered) or +6 (for the context or topic of the memory) |
| to forget | забывать - забыть +4 (for the object of forgetting) or +6 (specifying what was forgotten in terms of context) |
| to tell, to narrate | рассказывать - рассказать +4 (for the content being told) or +3 (for the person receiving the story or information) or +6 (to specify the topic or subject matter being discussed or narrated) |
| to listen | слушать - послушать +4 or +6 (to specify the topic or context of what is being listened to) |
| to hear | слышать - услышать +4 or +6 (to specify the topic or context about which information is being heard) |