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улете́ть

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verbperfective imperfective is улета́ть
  • 1.

    to fly away, to fly off, to depart (by plane)

    Самолёт улете́л час наза́д.

    The plane left an hour ago.

  • 2.

    to fly by, to vanish, to evaporate

    Ле́то улете́ло незаме́тно.

    The summer flew by unnoticed.

    figurative

Motion info

улете́ть is derived from the unidirectional verb of motion лете́ть with prefix у- (away).

Usage info

улете́ть emphasizes:

  • leaving a place
  • reaching the state no longer here

It is not about the process, but the completed departure.

лете́ть to be flying (in one direction)
улете́ть to fly away (and be gone)

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
улечу́
ты-
улети́шь
он/она́/оно́-
улети́т
мы-
улети́м
вы-
улети́те
они́-
улетя́т
Imperative
ты
улети́
вы
улети́те
Past
masculine
улете́л
feminine
улете́ла
neuter
улете́ло
plural
улете́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

улете́вший

flown away, having flown away, gone (by flying)

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

улете́в

улетевши

while doing (past)

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 4 days ago.
  • Iron edited translation 4 days ago.
  • Michel edited usage info 4 months ago.
  • Michel edited usage info 4 months ago.