Уменка
Perfectivedovesti

довести

bring (sb) to a place

Other meaningsdrive (sb) to a state; bring to completion

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
доводитьlead there, lead, accompany
Conjugation
1st (e-)
Class
Stress
Irregular
Aspect partner
доводить

Future tense#

Verbs of Motion
  • яIдоведу
  • тыyou (sg)доведёшь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itдоведёт
  • мыweдоведём
  • выyou (pl)доведёте
  • ониtheyдоведут

Perfective verbs form a simple future that takes present-tense endings but describes a completed action.

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheдовёл
  • онаsheдовела
  • оноitдовело
  • ониtheyдовели

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

доведи

to a group / formal

доведите

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastдоведший
  • Passive pastдоведённый
  • Adverbial (past)доведя

Used with#

  • + acc; до + gen

    + acc; до + gen

Examples#

  • Я доведу тебя до дома пешком.

    I'll walk you home.

  • Он довёл меня до слёз.

    He drove me to tears.

About this verb#

  • Perfective of доводить, on the вести pattern. Class 8 consonant-stem -сти with end-stress (доведу, доведёшь) and ё in the past masculine довёл, typical of -вести compounds. Selects 'до + genitive' for the destination or end-state.

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