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
Овладе́ть иностра́нным языко́м тре́бует терпе́ния.
Mastering a foreign language calls for patience.
Далеко не просто овладе́ть иностра́нным языко́м.
It's by no means easy to master a foreign language.
Том попыта́лся овладе́ть свои́м стра́хом.
Tom tried to control his fear.
Трудно овладе́ть англи́йским языко́м.
It's hard to master English.
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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