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преда́ть

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verbperfective imperfective is предава́ть
  • 1.

    to betray, to be disloyal to

    Он пре́дал дру́га ра́ди де́нег.

    He betrayed his friend for money.

    Perfective; imperfective предавать.

  • 2.

    to hand over, to consign, to commit

    Престу́пника преда́ли суду́.

    The criminal was brought to trial.

    Bookish; mostly in set phrases: предать суду 'bring to trial', предать земле 'bury', предать огню 'burn', предать забвению 'consign to oblivion'.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
преда́м
ты-
преда́шь
он/она́/оно́-
преда́ст
мы-
предади́м
вы-
предади́те
они́-
предаду́т

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты
преда́й
вы
преда́йте
Past
masculine
пре́дал, преда́л
feminine
предала́
neuter
преда́ло, предало́
plural
преда́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

преда́вший

traitorous, treacherous, disloyal

Passive present

-

Passive past

пре́данный

devoted, loyal, faithful

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

преда́в

предавши

while doing (past)

Word familyдатьPRO

  • датьto give; to let; to make (someone do something)
    verbperfective
  • вы́датьto issue; to reveal; to extradite; to pass off (as)
    verbperfective
  • да́тьсяto come easily (to); to be achieved; to let oneself be caught
    verbperfective
  • зада́тьto ask (a question); to assign; to set (a standard); to throw (a party)
    verbperfective
  • изда́тьto publish; to let out
    verbperfective
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Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
преда́тьпре-to betray; to hand over
преда́тьсяпре-to give oneself up to; to surrender
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  • Iron edited translation 6 days ago.
  • dostar edited past forms 9 months ago.
  • koishi556 edited translation 1 year ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation 1 year ago.