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ползти́

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verbunidirectional motion (partner по́лзать)imperfective perfective is поползти́
  • 1.

    to crawl, to creep

    Змея ме́дленно ползёт по песку́.

    The snake is slowly crawling across the sand.

    Unidirectional (concrete) verb of motion; the multidirectional counterpart is ползать.

  • 2.

    to spread (of rumours), to circulate

    По го́роду ползу́т слу́хи о закры́тии заво́да.

    Rumours about the factory closing are spreading through the town.

    Used of rumours, gossip, news.

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.

ползти́/по́лзать are both imperfective and thus focus on the process. Use the perfective aspect partner instead if you want to describe a completed action.

Usage info

часто, редко, каждый день ползти
сейчас, завтра, один раз ползать
unidirectional verb of motion

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
ползу́
бу́ду ползти́
ты
ползёшь
бу́дешь ползти́
он/она́/оно́
ползёт
бу́дет ползти́
мы
ползём
бу́дем ползти́
вы
ползёте
бу́дете ползти́
они́
ползу́т
бу́дут ползти́
Imperative
ты
ползи́
вы
ползи́те
Past
masculine
по́лз
feminine
ползла́
neuter
ползло́
plural
ползли́

Participles

Active present

ползу́щий

crawling, creeping, slowly moving, spreading

Active past

по́лзший

crawling, creeping

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

ползя́

while doing (present)
Gerund past

по́лзши

while doing (past)

Word familyпо́дполPRO

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Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
ползти́-to crawl; to spread (of rumours)
вползти́в-to crawl
вы́ползтивы-to crawl out
доползти́до-to crawl to
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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • xenomurph edited translation 1 year ago.
  • hg edited translation 1 year ago.