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сдвои́ть

verbperfective imperfective is двои́ть
  • 1.

    to double, to double up, to put together in twos, to fold double

    Он сдвои́л верёвку, что́бы она́ не порвала́сь.

    He doubled the rope so it would not break.

    Often of ropes, wires, rows or ranks.

  • 2.

    (rareto repeat immediately, to do twice in a row, to double

    Бараба́нщик сдвои́л уда́р.

    The drummer repeated the beat at once.

  • 3.

    (rareto plough a second time, to cross-ploughagriculture

    Весной крестья́не сдвои́ли пар.

    In spring the peasants ploughed the fallow a second time.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
сдвою́
ты-
сдвои́шь
он/она́/оно́-
сдвои́т
мы-
сдвои́м
вы-
сдвои́те
они́-
сдвоя́т
Imperative
ты
сдвои́
вы
сдвои́те
Past
masculine
сдвои́л
feminine
сдвои́ла
neuter
сдвои́ло
plural
сдвои́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

сдвои́вший

someone who was doing
Passive present

-

Passive past

сдвоённый

something which was being done
Gerund present

-

Gerund past

сдвои́в

сдвои́вши

while doing (past)

Word familyсдво́итьPRO

  • сдво́итьto form double ranks (military)
    verbperfective
  • сдвои́тьto double; to repeat immediately; to plough a second time
    verbperfective

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  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Dumbysol edited participles 4 years ago.
  • Dumbysol edited translation 4 years ago.
  • Lisa edited verb basics 7 years ago.