Уменка
Perfectivepogrozit

погрозить

to threaten, shake (finger/fist) at

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
грозитьthreaten
Conjugation
2nd (и-)
Class
Aspect partner
грозить

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIпогрожу
  • тыyou (sg)погрозишь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itпогрозит
  • мыweпогрозим
  • выyou (pl)погрозите
  • ониtheyпогрозят

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheпогрозил
  • онаsheпогрозила
  • оноitпогрозило
  • ониtheyпогрозили

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

погрози

to a group / formal

погрозите

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastпогрозивший
  • Adverbial (past)погрозив

Used with#

  • + Dat + Inst

    + Dat + Inst

Examples#

  • Учитель погрозил пальцем.

    The teacher wagged his finger threateningly.

  • Он погрозил мне кулаком.

    He threatened me with his fist.

About this verb#

  • Prefixed perfective of грозить with the delimitative/single-act префикс по-. Class 4b, with end-stress throughout (погрожу, погрозишь, погрозят) and з → ж mutation in 1sg (погрожу). Government: погрозить кому чем, a wagging gesture with a body part (finger, fist) at someone.

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