Уменка
Perfectiveostavit

оставить

to leave (behind), leave alone

Other meaningsto keep, retain

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
оставлятьleave
Conjugation
2nd (и-)
Class
Aspect partner
оставлять

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIоставлю
  • тыyou (sg)оставишь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itоставит
  • мыweоставим
  • выyou (pl)оставите
  • ониtheyоставят

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheоставил
  • онаsheоставила
  • оноitоставило
  • ониtheyоставили

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

оставь

to a group / formal

оставьте

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastоставивший
  • Passive pastоставленный
  • Adverbial (past)оставив

Used with#

  • + acc

    + accusative (direct object)

Examples#

  • Я оставил зонтик в поезде.

    I left my umbrella on the train.

  • Оставь меня в покое.

    Leave me alone.

About this verb#

  • Perfective of оставлять. Class 4a -ить with the в → вл mutation in the 1sg (оставлю) and the passive participle (оставленный). Stem-fixed stress. A workhorse verb covering 'leave somewhere', 'leave (a person) alone', and 'keep (something) for later'.

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