Уменка
Perfectiveobvinit

обвинить

to accuse, blame

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
обвинятьblame
Conjugation
2nd (и-)
Class
Aspect partner
обвинять

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIобвиню
  • тыyou (sg)обвинишь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itобвинит
  • мыweобвиним
  • выyou (pl)обвините
  • ониtheyобвинят

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheобвинил
  • онаsheобвинила
  • оноitобвинило
  • ониtheyобвинили

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

обвини

to a group / formal

обвините

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastобвинивший
  • Passive pastобвинённый
  • Adverbial (past)обвинив

Used with#

  • + Acc в + Prep

    + Acc в + Prep

Examples#

  • Его обвинили в краже.

    He was accused of theft.

  • Не обвиняй меня во всём!

    Don't blame me for everything!

About this verb#

  • Class 4b -ить verb with fixed end-stress (обвиню, обвинишь, обвинят). Past passive participle обвинённый is end-stressed in -ённ-. Government: + Acc (the accused) в + Prep (the offence). Не путать с винить (less formal, more emotional).

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