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Perfectivepodyshat

подышать

breathe (for a while)

Other meaningsget some (fresh) air

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
дышатьbreathe, respire
Conjugation
2nd (и-)
Class
Aspect partner
дышать

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIподышу
  • тыyou (sg)подышишь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itподышит
  • мыweподышим
  • выyou (pl)подышите
  • ониtheyподышат

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheподышал
  • онаsheподышала
  • оноitподышало
  • ониtheyподышали

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

подыши

to a group / formal

подышите

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastподышавший
  • Adverbial (past)подышав

Used with#

  • + instr

    + instrumental

Examples#

  • Давай выйдем подышать свежим воздухом.

    Let's go out to get some fresh air.

  • Подышь глубоко — и боль уйдёт.

    Take some deep breaths and the pain will pass.

About this verb#

  • Delimitative perfective of дышать. Class 5b like its imperfective partner: mobile stress in present-future (подышу, подышишь). 'Breathe what' is in the instrumental: подышать свежим воздухом 'breathe fresh air', where the instrumental marks the medium of breathing.

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