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освети́ть

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verbperfective imperfective is освеща́ть
  • 1.

    to light up, to illuminate

    Фона́рь освети́л доро́гу.

    The lantern lit up the road.

  • 2.

    to shed light on, to highlight, to cover (a topic)

    Докла́дчик подро́бно освети́л положе́ние в стране́.

    The speaker covered the situation in the country in detail.

    figurative

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
освещу́
ты-
освети́шь
он/она́/оно́-
освети́т
мы-
освети́м
вы-
освети́те
они́-
осветя́т
Imperative
ты
освети́
вы
освети́те
Past
masculine
освети́л
feminine
освети́ла
neuter
освети́ло
plural
освети́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

освети́вший

having lit, having illuminated, that illuminated

Passive present

-

Passive past

освещённый

illuminated, lit

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

освети́в

осветивши

while doing (past)

Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
освети́ть-to light up; to shed light on
освети́ться-to have lit (itself) up
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  • Iron edited translation 6 days ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation 2 years ago.