Уменка
Perfectiveopravdat

оправдать

justify, vindicate

Other meaningsacquit; live up to (expectations)

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
оправдыватьjustify, warrant, acquit
Conjugation
1st (e-)
Class

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#

Imperative

to 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.

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