Уменка
Perfectivenapravit

направить

to direct, send, refer

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
направлятьdirect, turn, aim
Conjugation
2nd (и-)
Class
Aspect partner
направлять

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIнаправлю
  • тыyou (sg)направишь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itнаправит
  • мыweнаправим
  • выyou (pl)направите
  • ониtheyнаправят

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheнаправил
  • онаsheнаправила
  • оноitнаправило
  • ониtheyнаправили

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

направь

to a group / formal

направьте

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastнаправивший
  • Passive pastнаправленный
  • Adverbial (past)направив

Used with#

  • + Acc + к + Dat / в + Acc

    + Acc + к + Dat / в + Acc

Examples#

  • Я направил письмо в министерство.

    I sent the letter to the ministry.

  • Врач направил меня к специалисту.

    The doctor referred me to a specialist.

About this verb#

  • Prefixed perfective from править ('rule, steer') with на-. Class 4a with fixed stem stress on -пра- (направлю, направишь, направят). The 1sg shows the typical в → вл epenthesis (направлю). Three semantic branches: 1) physical aim/direction; 2) refer/forward (paperwork, patients); 3) send (a delegation).

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