fasted russian

• пости́вшийся

  fasted, having fasted, abstained

• гове́вший

  who has fasted, who has observed a fast, who has prepared for confession and communion

Examples

• Когда вы в после́дний раз пости́лись?

  When was the last time you fasted?

• Я пости́лся.

  I fasted.

• Дед всегда говел перед большими праздниками.

  Grandfather always fasted and prepared for Communion before major holidays.

• Говевший всю неделю дед пришёл на исповедь.

  The grandfather, who had fasted all week, went to confession.

• Говевшая перед праздником бабушка была спокойна и тиха.

  The grandmother, who had fasted before the holiday, was calm and quiet.

• Говевшие крестьяне собрались у храма рано утром.

  The peasants who had fasted gathered at the church early in the morning.

• Постившийся всю неделю монах выглядел усталым.

  The monk, who had fasted all week, looked tired.

• Она рассказала о постившихся людях в монастыре.

  She told us about the people who had fasted at the monastery.