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вдове́тьовдове́ть

Imperfective вдове́ть (ongoing or repeatedly)

Perfective овдове́ть (completed or one-time)

Very rarely used word (top 40,000)

  • 1.

    be widowed, be a widow, be a widower(вдове́ть)

  • 2.

    become a widow, become a widower(овдове́ть)

Examples

Past

imperfectiveperfective
masculineвдове́ловдове́л
feminineвдове́лаовдове́ла
neuterвдове́лоовдове́ло
pluralвдове́лиовдове́ли

Present

 imperfective
явдове́ю
тывдове́ешь
он/она́/оно́вдове́ет
мывдове́ем
вывдове́ете
они́вдове́ют

Future

imperfectiveperfective
ябу́ду вдове́тьовдове́ю
тыбу́дешь вдове́тьовдове́ешь
он/она́/оно́бу́дет вдове́тьовдове́ет
мыбу́дем вдове́тьовдове́ем
выбу́дете вдове́тьовдове́ете
они́бу́дут вдове́тьовдове́ют

Imperatives

imperfectiveperfective
тывдове́й!овдове́й!
вывдове́йте!овдове́йте!

Participles

Active present

вдове́ющий

widowing, bereaved (of a spouse), becoming a widow/widower, recently widowed/widowered

Active past

вдове́вший

овдове́вший

widowed

Passive present
Passive past
Gerund present

вдове́я

while doing (present)
Gerund past

вдовев

вдовевши

овдове́в

овдовевши

while doing (past)

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