просвети́ть
- 1.
to enlighten, to educate, to instruct
Он просвети́л меня́ по э́тому вопро́су.
He enlightened me on this matter.
Stressed просвети́ть; perfective of просвещать.
- 2.
to X-ray, to examine by fluoroscopy, to shine throughmedicine
Врач просвети́л мне лёгкие.
The doctor X-rayed my lungs.
Stressed просве́тить; perfective of просвечивать.
- 3.
(rare) to shine for a while
Со́лнце просвети́ло то́лько до обе́да.
The sun shone only until midday.
Stressed просве́тить.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | просвечу́ |
| ты | - | просве́тишь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | просве́тит |
| мы | - | просве́тим |
| вы | - | просве́тите |
| они́ | - | просве́тят |
Note: Stress change.
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | просвети́ |
| вы | просвети́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | просвети́л |
| feminine | просвети́ла |
| neuter | просвети́ло |
| plural | просвети́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | enlightened, educated | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | enlightened, educated | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | просвети́в просвети́вши | while doing (past) |
Word familyсветPRO
- светlight; world; high society
- света́тьto dawn
- свети́тьto shine; to shine a light (for someone)
- вы́светитьto illuminate
- засвети́тьto light; to expose; to give a smack; to expose (film) by accident; to begin to shine
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Iron edited translation 2 days ago.
Dumbysol edited translation and participles 3 years ago.
Lisa edited verb basics 7 years ago.
