Future tense#
Future Tense- яIоправдаю
- тыyou (sg)оправдаешь
- он / она / оноhe / she / itоправдает
- мыweоправдаем
- выyou (pl)оправдаете
- ониtheyоправдают
Perfective verbs form a simple future that takes present-tense endings but describes a completed action.
Past tense#
Past Tense- онheоправдал
- онаsheоправдала
- оноitоправдало
- ониtheyоправдали
Imperative#
Imperativeto one person
оправдай
to a group / formal
оправдайте
Participles & verbal adverbs#
Participles- Active pastоправдавший
- Passive pastоправданный
- Adverbial (past)оправдав
Used with#
- + acc
+ accusative (direct object)
Examples#
Цель не всегда оправдает средства.
The end won't always justify the means.
Присяжные оправдали подсудимого.
The jury acquitted the defendant.
About this verb#
- Perfective of оправдывать. Class 1a regular -ать with end-stress on the infinitive ending but stem-stress (оправд-) on the imperfective; the stress shift cleanly distinguishes the two aspect-mates. Used in legal ('acquit'), moral ('justify'), and pragmatic ('live up to expectations') senses.
Practice
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