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Perfectiveotdezhurit

отдежурить

be on duty (for a complete shift)

Other meaningsfinish one's shift

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
дежуритьbe on duty, watch
Conjugation
2nd (и-)
Class
Aspect partner
дежурить

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIотдежурю
  • тыyou (sg)отдежуришь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itотдежурит
  • мыweотдежурим
  • выyou (pl)отдежурите
  • ониtheyотдежурят

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheотдежурил
  • онаsheотдежурила
  • оноitотдежурило
  • ониtheyотдежурили

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

отдежурь

to a group / formal

отдежурьте

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastотдежуривший
  • Adverbial (past)отдежурив

Examples#

  • Медсестра отдежурила всю ночь в больнице.

    The nurse worked her whole night shift at the hospital.

  • Отдежуришь — можешь идти домой.

    Once your shift is over, you can go home.

About this verb#

  • Perfective with completive от- 'serve through, finish the duty'. Class 4a -ить, no consonant mutation (р stays), fixed stem stress on -жу-. Mostly used of medical staff, security guards, on-call shifts: anyone who 'serves out' a full duty period.

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