понести́

fairly common #3548C1verbperfective imperfective is нести́

1.
to carry, to start carrying, to take (somewhere)
Она́ понесла́ ребёнка на рука́х до крова́ти.
She carried the child in her arms to the bed.
Unidirectional; usually stresses the beginning of the carrying.
2.
to incur (losses), to suffer (punishment), to bear (consequences), to endure
Фи́рма понесла́ большие убы́тки.
The company incurred heavy losses.
Used with nouns like убытки, потери, наказание, ответственность.

Motion info

понести́ is derived from the unidirectional verb of motion нести́.

Она должна́ понести́ отве́тственность за уби́йство.
She should be charged with murder.
Позво́льте мне понести́ Ваш чемода́н.
Let me carry your suitcase.
Проти́вник понес большие потери.
The enemy suffered many casualties.
Музей понёс невосполнимый ущерб после пожара.
The museum suffered irreparable damage in the fire.
Слуги подняли портшез и понесли его к дому.
The servants lifted the sedan chair and carried it to the house.
Давай я его понесу́.
Let me carry it.
Компания понесла сверхсметные расходы на строительство.
The company incurred construction expenses in excess of the estimate.
Они должны́ понести́ наказа́ние.
They must be punished.

Imperative
ты	понеси́
вы	понеси́те

Active present	-
Active past	понёсший	having suffered, having incurred, having borne
Passive present	-
Passive past	понесённый	borne, incurred, suffered, sustained
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	понёсши понеся́	while doing (past)

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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