- verb своди́ть
- verb своди́ть
своди́ть
- 1.
to take (somebody somewhere), to take out
В суббо́ту я сво́жу детей в зоопа́рк.
On Saturday I'll take the kids to the zoo.
In this meaning сводить is perfective (a one-off trip there and back); the imperfective is водить.
- 2.
to bring together, to bring into contact
Судьба́ сно́ва сво́дит нас вме́сте.
Fate is bringing us together again.
- 3.
to reduce (to something), to boil down (to), to bring down (to)
Он всё сво́дит к деньгам.
He reduces everything to money.
- 4.
to remove, to get rid of
Э́тот порошо́к хорошо́ сво́дит пятна́.
This powder removes stains well.
- 5.
to lead down, to help down
Он осторо́жно сво́дит ба́бушку с ле́стницы.
He carefully helps his grandmother down the stairs.
- 6.
to lead away, to take off (a place)
Она́ сво́дит ребёнка с дороги на тротуа́р.
She leads the child off the road onto the pavement.
- 7.
to cramp, to contract convulsively
Мне ча́сто сво́дит но́гу су́дорогой.
I often get cramp in my leg.
Impersonal: the affected body part stands in the accusative (мне сводит ногу).
- 8.
to trace (a drawing), to copy by tracing
Она́ сво́дит рису́нок че́рез ка́льку.
She is tracing the drawing through tracing paper.
- 9.
to settle scores (with somebody), to square accounts (with somebody)
Он не собира́ется сво́дить с ней счёты.
He is not going to settle scores with her.
Set phrase: сводить счёты с кем-либо.
- 10.
to drive crazy, to drive mad
Э́та му́зыка сво́дит меня́ с ума́.
This music is driving me crazy.
Set phrase: сводить с ума кого-либо.
Motion info
своди́ть is derived from the multidirectional verb of motion води́ть with prefix с-/со- (down / off).
Examples
Том своди́л Мэри в италья́нский рестора́н.
Tom took Mary to an Italian restaurant.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | свожу́ | бу́ду своди́ть |
| ты | сво́дишь | бу́дешь своди́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | сво́дит | бу́дет своди́ть |
| мы | сво́дим | бу́дем своди́ть |
| вы | сво́дите | бу́дете своди́ть |
| они́ | сво́дят | бу́дут своди́ть |
Note: Stress change.
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | своди́ |
| вы | своди́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | своди́л |
| feminine | своди́ла |
| neuter | своди́ло |
| plural | своди́ли |
Participles
| Active present | bringing together, uniting, connecting, reducing (to) | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | bringing together, combining, uniting | |
| Passive present | reducible, comparable | |
| Passive past | brought together, collected (by transport), transported (to one place) | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | своди́в сводивши | while doing (past) |
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| своди́ть | - | to take (somebody somewhere); to bring together; to reduce (to something); to remove; to lead down; to lead away; to cramp; to trace (a drawing); to settle scores (with somebody); to drive crazy |
| своди́ться | - | to come down to; to be reduced to |
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