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улете́ть

verbperfective aspect (partner улета́ть)somewhat often used word (top 5,000)
  • 1.

    to fly away (and be gone)

    Самолёт улете́л. - The plane has left / flown away.

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

  • Michel edited usage info 2 weeks ago.
  • Michel edited usage info 2 weeks ago.
  • Michel edited translation and usage info 2 weeks ago.
  • Michel edited usage info 2 weeks ago.