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сполза́ть

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verbimperfective perfective is сползти́
  • 1.

    to slide down, to slip, to fall away

    О́сыпи ме́дленно сполза́ли вниз.

    The scree was slowly sliding down.

    Of things that gradually move down under their own weight.

  • 2.

    to crawl down, to scramble down, to climb down

    Ма́льчик осторо́жно сполза́л с де́рева.

    The boy was carefully climbing down from the tree.

Motion info

сполза́ть is derived from the multidirectional verb of motion по́лзать with prefix с-/со- (down / off).

Usage info

Often describes gradual downward movement (e.g. clothes slipping, something slowly sliding off).

Can also be used metaphorically (e.g. slipping into a state).

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
сполза́ю
бу́ду сполза́ть
ты
сполза́ешь
бу́дешь сполза́ть
он/она́/оно́
сполза́ет
бу́дет сполза́ть
мы
сполза́ем
бу́дем сполза́ть
вы
сполза́ете
бу́дете сполза́ть
они́
сполза́ют
бу́дут сполза́ть
Imperative
ты
сполза́й
вы
сполза́йте
Past
masculine
сполза́л
feminine
сполза́ла
neuter
сполза́ло
plural
сполза́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

-

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

-

Word familyсползти́PRO

Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
сполза́ть-to slide down; to crawl down
сполза́ться-to crawl together
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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Michel edited usage info 5 months ago.
  • Lisa edited verb basics 7 years ago.
  • Lisa edited verb basics 7 years ago.