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спеть

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verbperfective imperfective is петь
  • 1.

    to sing

    Спой нам что́-нибудь весёлое!

    Sing us something cheerful!

    Perfective of петь.

  • 2.

    (rare) to crow (of a rooster)

    Пету́х спел, и все просну́лись.

    The rooster crowed and everyone woke up.

    Of birds, especially a rooster.

  • 3.

    to ripen

    В са́ду спе́ют я́блоки.

    The apples are ripening in the garden.

    Homonym: imperfective verb, said of fruit and crops.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
спою́
ты-
споёшь
он/она́/оно́-
споёт
мы-
споём
вы-
споёте
они́-
спою́т
Imperative
ты
спо́й
вы
спо́йте
Past
masculine
спе́л
feminine
спе́ла
neuter
спе́ло
plural
спе́ли

Participles

Active present

спе́ющий

ripening, maturing

Active past

спе́вший

ripe, matured, fully grown

Passive present

-

Passive past

спе́тый

ripe

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

спе́в

спевши

while doing (past)

Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
спеть-to sing; to crow (of a rooster); to ripen
спе́ться-to hit it off; to sing well together; to become drinking buddies
воспе́тьво-to sing
поспе́тьпо-to ripen; to keep up (with someone)

See derived verb group: успе́ть

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  • Iron edited translation 3 weeks ago.
  • editkurali edited translation 6 months ago.
  • tikuwaman5 edited conjugation 3 years ago.
  • Yana edited related words and conjugation 5 years ago.

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