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поспе́ть

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verbperfective imperfective is поспева́ть
  • 1.

    to ripen, to become ripe, to be ready (of a crop)

    Я́годы в са́ду уже́ поспе́ли.

    The berries in the garden have already ripened.

    Perfective; imperfective поспевать.

  • 2.

    to keep up (with someone), to manage, to be in time

    Я едва́ поспе́л за ним.

    I could barely keep up with him.

    Colloquial; usually за кем/чем or к чему.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
поспе́ю
ты-
поспе́ешь
он/она́/оно́-
поспе́ет
мы-
поспе́ем
вы-
поспе́ете
они́-
поспе́ют
Imperative
ты
поспе́й
вы
поспе́йте
Past
masculine
поспе́л
feminine
поспе́ла
neuter
поспе́ло
plural
поспе́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

поспе́вший

ripe, matured

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

поспе́в

поспевши

while doing (past)

Word familyспетьPRO

  • спетьto sing; to crow (of a rooster); to ripen
    verbperfective
  • успе́тьto have time (to do sth); to be in time (for); to succeed
    verbperfective
  • воспе́тьto sing
    verbperfective
  • поспе́тьto ripen; to keep up (with someone)
    verbperfective
  • спе́тьсяto hit it off; to sing well together; to become drinking buddies
    verbperfective
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  • Iron edited translation 5 days ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation 2 years ago.
  • anonymous edited translation 7 years ago.

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