улете́ть
- 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
- Пти́ца улете́ла.The bird flew away.
- Мы наблюда́ли как пти́ца ест кро́шки; потом я чихну́л, и она улете́ла в мгнове́ние о́ка.We were watching the bird eat the crumbs; then I sneezed, and he was gone in a flash.
- Когда я добра́лся до аэропо́рта, самолёт уже улете́л.The plane had already taken off when I reached the airport.
- Ворона улете́ла.The crow flew away.
- Орёл улете́л.The eagle flew away.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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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