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вести́

verbunidirectional motion (partner води́ть)imperfective (partner повести́)daily used word (top 300)B1Grammar - Verbs of Motion
  • 1.

    to lead, guide

    Мужчи́на ведёт соба́ку. - The man leads the dog

    Unidirectional, a person or animal

  • 2.

    to conduct, run, manage

    Они вели переговоры три часа. - They were conducting negotiations for three hours.
  • 3.

    to drive

    Кто ведёт маши́ну? - Who is driving the car?

    Unidirectional

  • 4.

    to behave oneself

    Почему́ ты так себя́ ведёшь? - Why are you behaving like that?

    + Себя

  • 5.

    to keep a record, diary, or account

    Она́ ведёт дневни́к уже́ де́сять лет. - She has been keeping a diary for ten years.
  • 6.

    to lead a road, path

    Эта доро́га ведёт в го́род. - This road leads to the city.

    physical direction

Motion info

вести́/води́ть is a verb of motion pair:

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

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

вести́/води́ть are both imperfective and thus focus on the process. Use the perfective aspect partner instead if you want to describe a completed action.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
веду́
бу́ду вести́
ты
ведёшь
бу́дешь вести́
он/она́/оно́
ведёт
бу́дет вести́
мы
ведём
бу́дем вести́
вы
ведёте
бу́дете вести́
они́
веду́т
бу́дут вести́
Imperative
ты
веди́
вы
веди́те
Past
masculine
вёл
feminine
вела́
neuter
вело́
plural
вели́

Participles

Active present

веду́щий

leading

Active past

вёдший

leading, conducting, that led, who led, having led

Passive present

ведо́мый

known, familiar

Passive past

ведённый

led, guided, conducted, driven, carried on, maintained

Gerund present

ведя́

while doing (present)
Gerund past

вёдши

while doing (past)

Typical usagePRO

  • Movement and direction

    • вести́ ребё̈нка за ру́ку

      to lead a child by the hand

    • доро́га ведёт к + Dat.

      the road leads to ...

    • вести́ маши́ну

      to drive a car

    • вести́ гру́ппу за собо́й

      to lead a group along

  • Conducting, hosting, teaching

    • вести́ перегово́ры

      to hold/conduct negotiations

    • вести́ уро́к

      to teach a class/lesson

    • вести́ програ́мму

      to host a (TV/radio) show

  • Keeping records and correspondence

    • вести́ дневни́к

      to keep a diary

    • вести́ блог

      to run a blog

    • вести́ учёт

      to keep records; do bookkeeping

    • вести́ перепи́ску

      to correspond; to keep up a correspondence

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вести́ groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
вести́-to lead; to conduct; to drive; to behave oneself; to keep a record; to lead a road
ввести́в-bring in; enter
взвести́вз-cock
возвести́воз-erect

See derived verb group: извести́

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