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гореть

burn, be on fire, shine

Other meaningssparkle

Aspect pairPerfectiveView
сгоретьbe burnt down, be consumed, be used up
Conjugation
2nd (и-)
Class
Aspect partner
сгореть

Present tense#

Conjugation
  • яIгорю
  • тыyou (sg)горишь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itгорит
  • мыweгорим
  • выyou (pl)горите
  • ониtheyгорят

Future tense#

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

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheгорел
  • онаsheгорела
  • оноitгорело
  • ониtheyгорели

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

гори

to a group / formal

горите

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active presentгорящий
  • Active pastгоревший
  • Adverbial (present)горя
  • Adverbial (past)горев, горевши

Examples#

  • В камине горит огонь.

    A fire is burning in the fireplace.

  • Лес горел три дня.

    The forest burned for three days.

About this verb#

  • Class 5b 'gotcha': -еть infinitive but 2nd-conjugation endings with end-stress: горю, горишь, горит, горят. No mutation. Intransitive, so government usually involves a locative phrase. Aspect partner: сгореть ('burn down completely').

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