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Perfectivepogladit

погладить

to iron (briefly)

Other meaningsto stroke, pet

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
гладитьto iron, press, stroke
Conjugation
2nd (и-)
Class
Aspect partner
гладить

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIпоглажу
  • тыyou (sg)погладишь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itпогладит
  • мыweпогладим
  • выyou (pl)погладите
  • ониtheyпогладят

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheпогладил
  • онаsheпогладила
  • оноitпогладило
  • ониtheyпогладили

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

погладь

to a group / formal

погладьте

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastпогладивший
  • Passive pastпоглаженный
  • Adverbial (past)погладив

Used with#

  • + acc

    + accusative (direct object)

Examples#

  • Я погладила рубашку перед собеседованием.

    I ironed my shirt before the interview.

  • Он погладил собаку по голове.

    He patted the dog on the head.

About this verb#

  • Perfective of гладить with prefix по-. Class 4a -ить with the д → ж 1sg mutation (поглажу) and stem-fixed stress. The two readings (iron / stroke) share the same etymology of 'smooth out'.

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