Уменка
Perfectivenastupit

наступить

to step on

Other meanings(of a season, moment) to arrive, set in; to attack, advance

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
наступатьstep on
Conjugation
2nd (и-)
Class
Stress
Shifting
Aspect partner
наступать

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIнаступлю
  • тыyou (sg)наступишь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itнаступит
  • мыweнаступим
  • выyou (pl)наступите
  • ониtheyнаступят

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheнаступил
  • онаsheнаступила
  • оноitнаступило
  • ониtheyнаступили

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

наступи

to a group / formal

наступите

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastнаступивший
  • Adverbial (past)наступив

Used with#

  • на + acc

    на + accusative (at, onto)

Examples#

  • Извини, я наступил тебе на ногу.

    Sorry, I stepped on your foot.

  • Зима наступила раньше обычного.

    Winter arrived earlier than usual.

About this verb#

  • Perfective of наступать. Class 4c -ить with the п → пл mutation in the 1sg (наступлю). End stress in 1sg moves to the stem from 2sg (наступишь). The two senses 'step on' and 'arrive (of time)' both come from the same root via metaphorical extension.

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