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Perfectivepogovorit

поговорить

have a talk (delimitative по-, no pair

Other meaningsthe pair of говорить is сказать)

Single aspect

No aspect partner: this verb is used in only one aspect.

Conjugation
2nd (и-)
Class
Aspect partner
No partner

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIпоговорю
  • тыyou (sg)поговоришь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itпоговорит
  • мыweпоговорим
  • выyou (pl)поговорите
  • ониtheyпоговорят

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheпоговорил
  • онаsheпоговорила
  • оноitпоговорило
  • ониtheyпоговорили

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

поговори

to a group / formal

поговорите

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastпоговоривший
  • Adverbial (past)поговорив, поговоривши

Used with#

  • с + Inst

    Я хочу поговорить с тобой о важном.

    с + instrumental (with)

Examples#

  • Я хочу поговорить с тобой о важном.

    I want to talk to you about something important.

  • Поговори с врачом, не игнорируй симптомы.

    Talk to a doctor, don't ignore the symptoms.

About this verb#

  • Class 4b perfective, delimitative of говорить with the по- prefix ('have a talk'). Same end-stress paradigm as the base verb: поговорю, поговоришь, поговорят.

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