поверте́ть
- 1.
to twirl (for a while), to turn, to spin, to rotate
Учи́тель поверте́л голово́й и улыбну́лся.
The teacher turned his head this way and that and smiled.
Perfective with the prefix по-: the action lasts only a short time; often of turning something over in one's hands.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | поверчу́ |
| ты | - | пове́ртишь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | пове́ртит |
| мы | - | пове́ртим |
| вы | - | пове́ртите |
| они́ | - | пове́ртят |
Note: Stress change.
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | поверти́ |
| вы | поверти́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | поверте́л |
| feminine | поверте́ла |
| neuter | поверте́ло |
| plural | поверте́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having twisted, having turned, having twirled | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | twisted, turned, twirled, spun | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | поверте́в повертевши | while doing (past) |
Word familyверте́тьPRO
- верте́тьto turn; to twist around one's finger
- отвёрткаscrewdriver
- верте́тьсяto turn
- заверте́тьto start spinning; to get going
- наверте́тьto wind on; to drill (a lot of holes)
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Prefix groupPRO
(Derived from верте́ть.)
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| поверте́ть | по- | to twirl (for a while) |
| поверте́ться | по- | to turn |
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