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лета́ть

verbmotion multidirectional (partner лете́ть)aspect imperfective (partner по́летать)somewhat often used word (top 2,000)Animals - BirdsCulture - TravelTransportation - Basics 1
  • 1.

    to fly habitually, regularly, or in different directions

    Я часто летаю в Москву. - I often fly to Moscow.

    Multidirectional

Motion info

лете́ть/лета́ть is a verb of motion pair:

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

 · лета́ть 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).

Usage info

летать (multi way) - лететь (one way)

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
лета́ю
бу́ду лета́ть
ты
лета́ешь
бу́дешь лета́ть
он/она́/оно́
лета́ет
бу́дет лета́ть
мы
лета́ем
бу́дем лета́ть
вы
лета́ете
бу́дете лета́ть
они́
лета́ют
бу́дут лета́ть
Imperative
ты
лета́й
вы
лета́йте
Past
masculine
лета́л
feminine
лета́ла
neuter
лета́ло
plural
лета́ли

Participles

Active present

лета́ющий

flying

Active past

лета́вший

flying (in the past), flown, having flown

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

лета́я

while doing (present)
Gerund past

летав

летавши

while doing (past)

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Contributions

  • haunter1781 edited usage info 4 weeks ago.
  • haunter1781 edited translation 4 weeks ago.
  • haunter1781 edited translation 4 weeks ago.
  • haunter1781 edited translation 3 months ago.