поверну́ть
- 1.
to turn, to swing (around)
Он поверну́л ключ в замке.
He turned the key in the lock.
Transitive: turning an object or a body part; the reflexive поверну́ться is used for turning oneself.
- 2.
to turn (left/right), to turn off
Маши́на поверну́ла нале́во.
The car turned left.
Implies turning while moving along, as opposed to turning in place (поверну́ться).
- 3.
to change (the course of), to steer (in another direction)
Он поверну́л разгово́р в другую сто́рону.
He steered the conversation in another direction.
Figurative: giving events or a conversation a different direction.
Examples
Поверни́те налево.
Turn left.
Поверни́те налево!
Turn to the left!
Поверни́ направо на перекрёстке.
Turn right at the intersection.
Поверни́ направо, пожалуйста.
Please turn right.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | поверну́ |
| ты | - | повернёшь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | повернёт |
| мы | - | повернём |
| вы | - | повернёте |
| они́ | - | поверну́т |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | поверни́ |
| вы | поверни́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | поверну́л |
| feminine | поверну́ла |
| neuter | поверну́ло |
| plural | поверну́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having turned, who turned, that turned | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | turned, rotated | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | поверну́в повернувши | while doing (past) |
Word familyверну́тьPRO
- верну́тьto return; to repay; to recover
- наве́рноprobably; for certain
- вверну́тьto screw in; to put in (a remark)
- наве́рноеprobably
- верну́тьсяto return; to revert (to)
Prefix groupPRO
(Derived from верну́ть.)
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| поверну́ть | по- | to turn; to turn (left/right); to change (the course of) |
| поверну́ться | по- | to turn |
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