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Perfectivekivnut

кивнуть

nod (once)

Other meaningsgive a nod

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
киватьto nod, to beckon
Conjugation
1st (e-)
Class
Aspect partner
кивать

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIкивну
  • тыyou (sg)кивнёшь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itкивнёт
  • мыweкивнём
  • выyou (pl)кивнёте
  • ониtheyкивнут

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheкивнул
  • онаsheкивнула
  • оноitкивнуло
  • ониtheyкивнули

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

кивни

to a group / formal

кивните

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastкивнувший
  • Adverbial (past)кивнув

Used with#

  • + dat (+ instr)

    + dat (+ instr)

Examples#

  • Он кивнул в знак согласия.

    He nodded in agreement.

  • Учитель кивнул го­ло­вой и продолжил лекцию.

    The teacher gave a nod and continued the lecture.

About this verb#

  • Class 3b semelfactive in -ну-, end-stressed (кивну, кивнёшь). Pairs with the iterative imperfective кивать. Takes the dative of the addressee and optionally the instrumental of the body part (often head: головой, redundantly).

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