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нести́сь

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verbunidirectional motion (partner носи́ться)reflexiveimperfective perfective is пронести́сь
  • 1.

    to race, to rush, to speed along, to fly by (of time)

    Маши́на несла́сь со стра́шной ско́ростью.

    The car was racing along at a terrifying speed.

    Of vehicles, people, animals; also of time passing quickly.

  • 2.

    to be carried (of sound or smell), to spread, to resound

    Из окна́ несли́сь зву́ки му́зыки.

    Sounds of music came from the window.

    Typically of sounds, voices or smells coming from somewhere.

  • 3.

    to lay eggs

    На́ши куры хорошо́ несу́тся.

    Our hens lay eggs well.

    Of hens and other birds.

Motion info

нести́сь/носи́ться is a verb of motion pair:

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

 · носи́ться is multidirectional → habitual movement, repeated trips, or there-and-back movement.

нести́сь/носи́ться are both imperfective and thus focus on the process. Use the perfective aspect partner instead if you want to describe a completed action.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
несу́сь
бу́ду нести́сь
ты
несёшься
бу́дешь нести́сь
он/она́/оно́
несётся
бу́дет нести́сь
мы
несёмся
бу́дем нести́сь
вы
несётесь
бу́дете нести́сь
они́
несу́тся
бу́дут нести́сь
Imperative
ты
неси́сь
вы
неси́тесь
Past
masculine
нёсся
feminine
несла́сь
neuter
несло́сь
plural
несли́сь

Participles

Active present

несу́щийся

rushing, speeding, flying, hurtling

Active past

нёсшийся

rushing, dashing, flying

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

неся́сь

while doing (present)
Gerund past

нёсшись

while doing (past)

Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
нести́сь-to race; to be carried (of sound or smell); to lay eggs
вознести́сьвоз-to ascend
донести́сьдо-to reach (of a sound); to waft; to reach (of news)
отнести́сьот-to treat (in a certain way)
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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation 2 years ago.
  • theundergroundman edited translation 7 years ago.