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дожда́ться

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verbreflexiveperfective imperfective is дожида́ться
  • 1.

    to wait until (something happens), to wait a long time for, to finally get

    Он дожда́лся приёма у врача́.

    He waited until the doctor could see him.

    Perfective: stresses that the waiting was successful and the awaited thing arrived. Object in the genitive.

  • 2.

    to wait (impatiently)

    Не могу́ дожда́ться кани́кул.

    I can't wait for the holidays.

    Chiefly in negative constructions: не могу дождаться 'I can't wait'.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
дожду́сь
ты-
дождёшься
он/она́/оно́-
дождётся
мы-
дождёмся
вы-
дождётесь
они́-
дожду́тся
Imperative
ты
дожди́сь
вы
дожди́тесь
Past
masculine
дожда́лся
feminine
дожда́лась
neuter
дожда́лось
plural
дожда́лись

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

дожда́вшийся

having waited for, who has waited for, having lived to see

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

дожда́вшись

while doing (past)

Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
ждать-to wait
вы́ждатьвы-to wait a little while
дожда́тьсядо-to wait until (something happens); to wait (impatiently)
зажда́тьсяза-to be tired of waiting
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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 6 days ago.
  • Дёвьсынъ edited translation 5 years ago.
  • anonymous edited imperative forms and conjugation 5 years ago.