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прочита́ть

common #919B2
verbperfective imperfective is чита́ть
  • 1.

    to read, to read through, to finish reading

    Я прочита́л э́ту кни́гу за два дня.

    I read this book in two days.

    Perfective of читать; stresses that the reading was completed.

  • 2.

    to read (for a stretch of time), to spend reading

    Он прочита́л всю ночь.

    He read all night long.

    With a time expression: он прочитал два часа.

  • 3.

    to give (a lecture), to deliver (a talk)

    Профе́ссор прочита́л ле́кцию о ко́смосе.

    The professor gave a lecture on space.

    Typically with лекцию, доклад, курс.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
прочита́ю
ты-
прочита́ешь
он/она́/оно́-
прочита́ет
мы-
прочита́ем
вы-
прочита́ете
они́-
прочита́ют
Imperative
ты
прочита́й
вы
прочита́йте
Past
masculine
прочита́л
feminine
прочита́ла
neuter
прочита́ло
plural
прочита́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

прочита́вший

having read, who has read

Passive present

-

Passive past

прочи́танный

read, perused

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

прочита́в

прочитавши

while doing (past)

Word familyчита́тьPRO

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Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
прочита́тьпро-to read; to read (for a stretch of time); to give (a lecture)
прочита́тьсяпро-to be read; to be legible
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  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • drvuquangson edited translation 3 years ago.