начища́ть
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- 1.
to polish (to a shine), to shine (shoes etc.), to scrub clean
Он ка́ждое у́тро начища́ет боти́нки до бле́ска.
He polishes his shoes to a shine every morning.
Perfective: начистить.
- 2.
to peel (a large quantity of), to clean (a large quantity of)
Ма́ма начища́ет це́лую кастрю́лю карто́шки.
Mum is peeling a whole pot of potatoes.
Of food: prepare a large amount by peeling or cleaning. Perfective: начистить.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | начища́ю | бу́ду начища́ть |
| ты | начища́ешь | бу́дешь начища́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | начища́ет | бу́дет начища́ть |
| мы | начища́ем | бу́дем начища́ть |
| вы | начища́ете | бу́дете начища́ть |
| они́ | начища́ют | бу́дут начища́ть |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | начища́й |
| вы | начища́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | начища́л |
| feminine | начища́ла |
| neuter | начища́ло |
| plural | начища́ли |
Participles
| Active present | polishing, cleaning, burnishing | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | who was thoroughly cleaning, who was polishing thoroughly | |
| Passive present | being polished, being cleaned, polishable | |
| Passive past | - | |
| Gerund present | начища́я | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | начищав начищавши | while doing (past) |
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Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
luke.hess97 edited translation 2 years ago.
