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овладе́ть

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verbperfective imperfective is владе́ть
  • 1.

    to master, to acquire, to learn thoroughly

    Он бы́стро овладе́л русским языко́м.

    He quickly mastered Russian.

    With the instrumental case: овладеть языком/профессией.

  • 2.

    to take possession of, to seize, to capture, to occupy

    Войска овладе́ли го́родом за одну́ ночь.

    The troops captured the town in a single night.

    With the instrumental case; of property or of a town in military use.

  • 3.

    to seize, to come over, to take hold of, to overcome

    Им овладе́ло раска́яние.

    Remorse took hold of him.

    The feeling is the subject and the person stands in the instrumental: им овладел страх.

  • 4.

    to control oneself, to compose oneself, to pull oneself together

    Он не смог овладе́ть собо́й.

    He could not control himself.

    Only in the phrase овладеть собой.

Usage info

  • instrumental

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
овладе́ю
ты-
овладе́ешь
он/она́/оно́-
овладе́ет
мы-
овладе́ем
вы-
овладе́ете
они́-
овладе́ют
Imperative
ты
овладе́й
вы
овладе́йте
Past
masculine
овладе́л
feminine
овладе́ла
neuter
овладе́ло
plural
овладе́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

овладе́вший

having mastered, having acquired, having seized, having taken possession of

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

овладе́в

овладевши

while doing (past)

Word familyовладе́тьPRO

  • овладе́тьto master; to take possession of; to seize; to control oneself
    verbperfective
  • овладева́тьto master; to take possession of; to seize (of a feeling)
    verbimperfective

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation 2 years ago.
  • drvuquangson edited usage info 3 years ago.
  • RandysPudge edited translation 4 years ago.