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болеть

be ill

Other meaningsbe sick; be painful

Single aspect

No aspect partner: this verb is used in only one aspect.

Conjugation
1st (e-)
Class
Aspect partner
No partner

Present tense#

Conjugation
  • яIболею
  • тыyou (sg)болеешь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itболеет, болит
  • мыweболеем
  • выyou (pl)болеете
  • ониtheyболеют, болят

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIбуду болеть
  • тыyou (sg)будешь болеть
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itбудет болеть
  • мыweбудем болеть
  • выyou (pl)будете болеть
  • ониtheyбудут болеть

Imperfective verbs form the future with the auxiliary бы́ть plus the infinitive.

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheболел
  • онаsheболела
  • оноitболело
  • ониtheyболели

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

болей

to a group / formal

болейте

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active presentболеющий
  • Active pastболевший
  • Adverbial (present)болея
  • Adverbial (past)болев, болевши

Examples#

  • У меня болит голова.

    My head hurts.

  • Я болею за «Спартак».

    I support 'Spartak'.

About this verb#

  • Class 1a with fixed stem stress (болею, болеешь, болеют). Two senses with different paradigms: 'be ill' uses the full -е- paradigm; 'be painful' (of a body part) uses only 3sg болит / 3pl болят (Class 5 endings). Both forms are shown in the CSV. No conventional perfective partner; the inceptive заболеть means 'fall ill'.

With prefixes#

Prefixes
  • заболетьpfget sick, fall ill, come down with
  • выболетьpfbe worn out with suffering
  • наболетьpfbe painful, ache
  • переболетьpfrecover, get better. get over, get through, make it through
  • приболетьpffall slightly ill, come down with something
  • проболетьpfbe ill

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