постро́ить
fairly common #1321B2
- 1.
to build, to construct, to erect
Они́ постро́или но́вый дом за год.
They built a new house in a year.
Perfective; imperfective is строить.
- 2.
to line up, to form up
На прогу́лке детей постро́или парами.
On the walk the children were lined up in pairs.
Of people arranged in rows or ranks.
Examples
Армя́нское ра́дио спроси́ли: "Можно ли постро́ить коммуни́зм в Швейца́рии?" Отве́т: "Можно, но жа́лко".
Radio Yerevan was asked: “Can communism be built in Switzerland?” The answer: “It can. But it would be a shame to ruin Switzerland.”
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | постро́ю |
| ты | - | постро́ишь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | постро́ит |
| мы | - | постро́им |
| вы | - | постро́ите |
| они́ | - | постро́ят |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | постро́й |
| вы | постро́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | постро́ил |
| feminine | постро́ила |
| neuter | постро́ило |
| plural | постро́или |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having built, who built, that built | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | built, constructed | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | постро́ив построивши | while doing (past) |
Word familyстрока́PRO
Prefix groupPRO
(Derived from стро́ить.)
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| постро́ить | по- | to build; to line up |
| постро́иться | по- | to build a house for oneself; to line up; to be built |
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