ползти́
verbunidirectional motion (partner по́лзать)imperfective (partner поползти́)somewhat often used word (top 3,000)C1Grammar - Verbs of Motion
- 1.
crawl (snake)
concrete/unidirectional
- 2.
spread rumors
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
Examples
- Том почу́вствовал, как что-то ползёт по его руке́.Tom felt something crawling on his arm.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Word family
ползти́ groupPRO
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Contributions
xenomurph edited translation 1 year ago.
hg edited translation 1 year ago.
drvuquangson edited usage info 3 years ago.
windsorpark edited usage info and verb basics 3 years ago.
