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поднести́

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verbperfective imperfective is подноси́ть
  • 1.

    to bring closer, to hold up (to), to raise up, to carry over (to)

    Он поднёс кру́жку к губа́м.

    He raised the mug to his lips.

    что? к чему? - with the thing in the accusative and the goal with к

  • 2.

    to present, to offer, to hand

    Ему поднесли́ бока́л кра́сного вина́.

    They offered him a glass of red wine.

    что? кому? - often of a gift or a drink offered ceremonially

Motion info

поднести́ is derived from the unidirectional verb of motion нести́ with prefix под- (approach).

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
поднесу́
ты-
поднесёшь
он/она́/оно́-
поднесёт
мы-
поднесём
вы-
поднесёте
они́-
поднесу́т
Imperative
ты
поднеси́
вы
поднеси́те
Past
masculine
поднёс
feminine
поднесла́
neuter
поднесло́
plural
поднесли́

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

поднёсший

who brought, who presented, who offered, having brought

Passive present

-

Passive past

поднесённый

brought (to), lifted (to), held up (to)

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

поднёсши

поднеся́

while doing (past)

Word familyнести́PRO

  • нести́to carry; to bring; to bear; to drive
    verbimperfective
  • внести́to carry in; to enter; to pay in; to put forward; to make (changes)
    verbperfective
  • унести́to take away
    verbperfective
  • вы́нестиto carry out; to endure; to pass (a verdict); to submit; to transfer; to get; to drive somebody crazy
    verbperfective
  • донести́to carry (as far as); to report; to denounce; to convey
    verbperfective
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Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
поднести́под-to bring closer; to present
преподнести́пре-to present
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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • RandysPudge edited translation 4 years ago.
  • jwhitlaw edited translation 7 years ago.