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освеща́ть

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verbimperfective perfective is освети́ть
  • 1.

    to light up, to illuminate

    Ла́мпа освеща́ет ко́мнату.

    The lamp lights up the room.

    Of a lamp, sun, fire etc. lighting a space or object.

  • 2.

    to shed light on, to elucidate, to explain

    А́втор подро́бно освеща́ет э́тот вопро́с.

    The author sheds light on this question in detail.

    Figurative: of a question, problem or topic.

  • 3.

    to cover, to report onjournalism

    Журнали́сты освеща́ют выборы.

    Journalists are covering the election.

    Of journalists reporting events.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
освеща́ю
бу́ду освеща́ть
ты
освеща́ешь
бу́дешь освеща́ть
он/она́/оно́
освеща́ет
бу́дет освеща́ть
мы
освеща́ем
бу́дем освеща́ть
вы
освеща́ете
бу́дете освеща́ть
они́
освеща́ют
бу́дут освеща́ть
Imperative
ты
освеща́й
вы
освеща́йте
Past
masculine
освеща́л
feminine
освеща́ла
neuter
освеща́ло
plural
освеща́ли

Participles

Active present

освеща́ющий

lighting, illuminating, shedding light on

Active past

освеща́вший

illuminating, lighting up, that illuminated

Passive present

освеща́емый

illuminated, lit, lighted

Passive past

-

Gerund present

освеща́я

while doing (present)
Gerund past

освещав

освещавши

while doing (past)

Word familyосвеща́тьPRO

Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
освеща́ть-to light up; to shed light on; to cover
освеща́ться-to light (itself) up
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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 3 days ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation 2 years ago.
  • jwhitlaw edited related words 6 years ago.