Future tense#
Future Tense- яIотделю
- тыyou (sg)отделишь
- он / она / оноhe / she / itотделит
- мыweотделим
- выyou (pl)отделите
- ониtheyотделят
Perfective verbs form a simple future that takes present-tense endings but describes a completed action.
Past tense#
Past Tense- онheотделил
- онаsheотделила
- оноitотделило
- ониtheyотделили
Imperative#
Imperativeto one person
отдели
to a group / formal
отделите
Participles & verbal adverbs#
Participles- Active pastотделивший
- Passive pastотделённый
- Adverbial (past)отделив
Used with#
- + acc от + gen
+ acc от + gen
Examples#
Отдели желтки от белков.
Separate the yolks from the whites.
Реку от моря отделяет узкая коса.
A narrow spit separates the river from the sea.
About this verb#
- Perfective of отделять. Class 4b with no mutation (л stays) and the typical end-stress in 1sg (отделю) shifting to stem from 2sg. Selects accusative for the separated part and 'от + genitive' for the whole it's being detached from.
Practice
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