начита́ть
- 1.
to read a lot; read up
За лето он начитал много книг по истории.
Over the summer he read a lot of books on history.
- 2.
to read aloud onto; read into a recording
Актёр начитал текст для аудиокниги.
The actor recorded the text for the audiobook by reading it aloud.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | начита́ю |
| ты | - | начита́ешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | начита́ет |
| мы | - | начита́ем |
| вы | - | начита́ете |
| они́ | - | начита́ют |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | начита́й |
| вы | начита́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | начита́л |
| feminine | начита́ла |
| neuter | начита́ло |
| plural | начита́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | начита́вший | someone who was doing |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | начита́нный | something which was being done |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | начита́в | while doing (past) |
Prefix groupPRO
(Derived from чита́ть.)
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| начита́ть | на- | to read a lot; read up; to read aloud onto; read into a recording |
| начита́ться | на- | have read a lot |
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