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плыть

verbmotion unidirectional (partner пла́вать)imperfective aspect (partner поплы́ть)somewhat often used word (top 3,000)Grammar - Verbs of Motion
  • 1.

    to swim, float, sail

    Мы плывём че́рез о́зеро. - We are swimming across the lake.

    Unidirectional

Motion info

плыть/пла́вать is a verb of motion pair:

 · плыть is unidirectional → go right now or in a specific single trip.

 · пла́вать is multidirectional → habitual movement, repeated trips, or there-and-back movement.

Directionality and Aspect

идти́/ходи́ть are both imperfective and thus focus on the process. Use the perfective aspect partner instead if you want to describe a completed action (идти́пойти́ and ходи́тьсходи́ть).

When choosing a verb, step 1 is directionality (one trip vs repeated/there and back), then step 2 is aspect (process/result, ongoing/completed).

Usage info

плавать - multi directional плыть - uni directional

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
плыву́
бу́ду плыть
ты
плывёшь
бу́дешь плыть
он/она́/оно́
плывёт
бу́дет плыть
мы
плывём
бу́дем плыть
вы
плывёте
бу́дете плыть
они́
плыву́т
бу́дут плыть
Imperative
ты
плыви́
вы
плыви́те
Past
masculine
плы́л
feminine
плыла́
neuter
плы́ло, плыло́
plural
плы́ли, плыли́

Participles

Active present

плыву́щий

floating, swimming, gliding, drifting

Active past

плы́вший

swimming, floating, sailing

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

плывя́

while doing (present)
Gerund past

плывши

while doing (past)

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Contributions

  • haunter1781 edited related words 2 months ago.
  • haunter1781 edited translation 2 months ago.
  • luxetux edited translation 1 year ago.
  • Sandy edited verb basics 1 year ago.