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лете́ть

verbmotion unidirectional (partner лета́ть)aspect imperfective (partner полете́ть)often used word (top 1,000)Animals - BirdsCulture - TravelTransportation - Basics 1
  • 1.

    to fly

    Unidirectional

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
лечу́
бу́ду лете́ть
ты
лети́шь
бу́дешь лете́ть
он/она́/оно́
лети́т
бу́дет лете́ть
мы
лети́м
бу́дем лете́ть
вы
лети́те
бу́дете лете́ть
они́
летя́т
бу́дут лете́ть
Imperative
ты
лети́
вы
лети́те
Past
masculine
лете́л
feminine
лете́ла
neuter
лете́ло
plural
лете́ли

Participles

Active present

летя́щий

flying

Active past

лете́вший

flying, that was flying

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

летя́

while doing (present)
Gerund past

летев

летевши

while doing (past)

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Contributions

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