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ползти́

verbmotion unidirectional (partner по́лзать)aspect imperfective (partner поползти́)somewhat often used word (top 3,000)
  • 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.

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 (идти́пойти́ and ходи́тьсходи́ть).

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

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)

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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.