бели́ть
rare #26359
- 1.
to whitewash
Весной мы бели́ли потоло́к на ку́хне.
In spring we whitewashed the kitchen ceiling.
Typically of walls, ceilings or tree trunks.
- 2.
to bleach, to whiten
Раньше полотно́ бели́ли на со́лнце.
In the old days linen was bleached in the sun.
Of linen, cloth or thread.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | белю́ | бу́ду бели́ть |
| ты | бе́лишь | бу́дешь бели́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | бе́лит | бу́дет бели́ть |
| мы | бе́лим | бу́дем бели́ть |
| вы | бе́лите | бу́дете бели́ть |
| они́ | бе́лят | бу́дут бели́ть |
Note: Stress change.
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | бели́ |
| вы | бели́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | бели́л |
| feminine | бели́ла |
| neuter | бели́ло |
| plural | бели́ли |
Participles
| Active present | whitening, bleaching | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | who was whitening, who was bleaching, that was whitening, that was bleaching | |
| Passive present | whitewashable, bleachable, able to be bleached | |
| Passive past | whitened, whitewashed | |
| Gerund present | беля́ | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | белив беливши | while doing (past) |
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| бели́ть | - | to whitewash; to bleach |
| вы́белить | вы- | to whiten |
| забели́ть | за- | to whiten |
| перебели́ть | пере- | to whitewash again; to overbleach; to whitewash all (one after another) |
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Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
Lisa edited verb basics 7 years ago.
