Уменка
Perfectivenazhat

нажать

press, push (a button)

Other meaningsapply pressure

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
нажиматьpress, put pressure, press on
Conjugation
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Class
Stress
Irregular
Aspect partner
нажимать

Future tense#

Irregular Verbs
  • яIнажму
  • тыyou (sg)нажмёшь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itнажмёт
  • мыweнажмём
  • выyou (pl)нажмёте
  • ониtheyнажмут

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheнажал
  • онаsheнажала
  • оноitнажало
  • ониtheyнажали

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

нажми

to a group / formal

нажмите

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastнажавший
  • Passive pastнажатый
  • Adverbial (past)нажав

Used with#

  • на + acc

    на + accusative (at, onto)

Examples#

  • Нажми красную кнопку, чтобы запустить устройство.

    Press the red button to start the device.

  • Начальство нажало на нас, чтобы закончить проект вовремя.

    Management put pressure on us to finish the project on time.

About this verb#

  • Irregular: the infinitive -жать masks a present-future stem -жм- (нажму, нажмёшь). End-stressed throughout. Past tense is regular and stem-stressed (нажал). Idiomatic нажать на кого 'put pressure on someone'.

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