Perfectivepobesedovat

побеседовать

to have a talk, chat for a while

Aspect pairImperfectiveView

беседоватьtalk, converse

Aspect: Perfective
Conjugation: 1st (e-)
Class
Stress: Fixed on stem
Aspect partner: беседовать

Future tense#

яIпобеседую
тыyou (sg)побеседуешь
он / она / оноhe / she / itпобеседует

мыweпобеседуем
выyou (pl)побеседуете
ониtheyпобеседуют

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

Past tense#

онheпобеседовал
онаsheпобеседовала
оноitпобеседовало
ониtheyпобеседовали

Imperative#

to one person

побеседуй

to a group / formal

побеседуйте

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Active pastпобеседовавший
Adverbial (past)побеседовав

Used with#

с + Inst
с + instrumental (with)

Examples#

Мы побеседовали около часа.
We chatted for about an hour.
Директор хочет побеседовать с тобой.
The director wants to have a talk with you.

About this verb#

Delimitative perfective of беседовать with по- ('talk for a (limited) while'). Class 2a -овать: -ова- → -у- in the future. Fixed stem stress on -бес-. Government с + Inst (the conversation partner), о + Prep (the topic).

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