по́лзать
verbmotion multidirectional (partner ползти́)aspect imperfective (partner попо́лзать)rarely used word (top 6,000)
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to crawl
abstract/multidirectional
Motion info
ползти́/по́лзать is a verb of motion pair:
· ползти́ is unidirectional → go right now or in a specific single trip.
· по́лзать 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 (идти́ → пойти́ and ходи́ть → сходи́ть).
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
по́лзать, = Multidirectional verb of motion.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | по́лзаю | бу́ду по́лзать |
| ты | по́лзаешь | бу́дешь по́лзать |
| он/она́/оно́ | по́лзает | бу́дет по́лзать |
| мы | по́лзаем | бу́дем по́лзать |
| вы | по́лзаете | бу́дете по́лзать |
| они́ | по́лзают | бу́дут по́лзать |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | по́лзай |
| вы | по́лзайте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | по́лзал |
| feminine | по́лзала |
| neuter | по́лзало |
| plural | по́лзали |
Participles
| Active present | crawling, creeping | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | crawling, creeping | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | - | |
| Gerund present | по́лзая | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | ползав ползавши | while doing (past) |
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Contributions
thinkpad20 edited verb basics 3 months ago.
windsorpark edited verb basics 1 year ago.
xenomurph edited translation 1 year ago.
Singolin edited usage info 3 years ago.
