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бе́гать

verbmotion multidirectional (partner бежа́ть)imperfective aspect (partner побе́гать)somewhat often used word (top 2,000)Grammar - Verbs of Motion
  • 1.

    to run

    Я каждый день бегаю в парке. - I run in the park every day.

    Multidirectional

Motion info

бежа́ть/бе́гать is a verb of motion pair:

 · бежа́ть is unidirectional → go right now or in a specific single trip.

 · бе́гать is multidirectional → habitual movement, repeated trips, or there-and-back movement.

Directionality and Aspect

идти́/ходи́ть are both imperfective and thus focus on the process. Use the perfective aspect partner instead if you want to describe a completed action (идти́пойти́ and ходи́тьсходи́ть).

When choosing a verb, step 1 is directionality (one trip vs repeated/there and back), then step 2 is aspect (process/result, ongoing/completed).

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
бе́гаю
бу́ду бе́гать
ты
бе́гаешь
бу́дешь бе́гать
он/она́/оно́
бе́гает
бу́дет бе́гать
мы
бе́гаем
бу́дем бе́гать
вы
бе́гаете
бу́дете бе́гать
они́
бе́гают
бу́дут бе́гать
Imperative
ты
бе́гай
вы
бе́гайте
Past
masculine
бе́гал
feminine
бе́гала
neuter
бе́гало
plural
бе́гали

Participles

Active present

бе́гающий

running, moving

Active past

бе́гавший

running, having run, who ran, that ran

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

бе́гая

while doing (present)
Gerund past

бегав

бегавши

while doing (past)

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Contributions

  • haunter1781 edited related words 2 months ago.
  • haunter1781 edited translation and related words 2 months ago.
  • haunter1781 edited translation and usage info 2 months ago.
  • _999 edited usage info 9 months ago.