Уменка
Perfectiveopredelit

определить

to define, determine

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
определятьdefine, determine
Conjugation
2nd (и-)
Class
Aspect partner
определять

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIопределю
  • тыyou (sg)определишь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itопределит
  • мыweопределим
  • выyou (pl)определите
  • ониtheyопределят

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheопределил
  • онаsheопределила
  • оноitопределило
  • ониtheyопределили

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

определи

to a group / formal

определите

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastопределивший
  • Passive pastопределённый
  • Adverbial (past)определив

Used with#

  • + Acc

    + accusative (direct object)

Examples#

  • Учёные определили причину болезни.

    Scientists determined the cause of the disease.

  • Определи значение этого слова.

    Define the meaning of this word.

About this verb#

  • Prefixed perfective from предел ('limit') with о-. Class 4b with end-stress throughout (определю, определишь, определят). Passive participle определённый means both 'determined' (literal) and 'certain, specific' (idiomatic, a common false friend). Aspect partner определять (Class 1a) has fixed end-stress on -ля- (определяю).

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