овладе́ть
- 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
Вам потре́буется много вре́мени, чтобы овладе́ть англи́йским.
English will take you a long time to master.
Том попыта́лся овладе́ть свои́м стра́хом.
Tom tried to control his fear.
Трудно овладе́ть англи́йским языко́м.
It's hard to master English.
Далеко не просто овладе́ть иностра́нным языко́м.
It's by no means easy to master a foreign language.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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
- овладева́тьto master; to take possession of; to seize (of a feeling)
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