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почита́ть

fairly common #2462C2
verbperfective & imperfective
  • 1.

    to read (for a while), to do some reading

    Я хочу́ немного почита́ть пе́ред сном.

    I want to read a bit before bed.

    Perfective; denotes a limited spell of reading.

  • 2.

    to honour, to revere, to respect, to hold sacred

    В э́той семье́ почита́ют старших.

    In this family the elders are honoured.

    Imperfective; кого-что - someone or something.

  • 3.

    (rareto consider, to deem, to think (something to be)

    Он почита́л свои́м долгом помо́чь.

    He considered it his duty to help.

    Bookish; with instrumental or за + accusative.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
почита́ю
бу́ду почита́ть
ты
почита́ешь
бу́дешь почита́ть
он/она́/оно́
почита́ет
бу́дет почита́ть
мы
почита́ем
бу́дем почита́ть
вы
почита́ете
бу́дете почита́ть
они́
почита́ют
бу́дут почита́ть
Imperative
ты
почита́й
вы
почита́йте
Past
masculine
почита́л
feminine
почита́ла
neuter
почита́ло
plural
почита́ли

Participles

Active present

почита́ющий

revering, respecting, honoring

Active past

почита́вший

who respected, who revered

Passive present

почита́емый

respected, revered, esteemed, honored

Passive past

почи́танный

read

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

почита́в

почитавши

while doing (past)

Word familyчита́тьPRO

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Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
почита́тьпо-to read (for a while); to honour; to consider
почита́тьсяпо-to be considered
предпочита́тьпред-to Prefer
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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Little_Louis edited translation 4 years ago.
  • zwoodall edited translation 5 years ago.