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Perfectiveposporit

поспорить

to argue, debate

Other meaningsto bet

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
споритьargue, dispute, have an argument
Conjugation
2nd (и-)
Class
Aspect partner
спорить

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIпоспорю
  • тыyou (sg)поспоришь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itпоспорит
  • мыweпоспорим
  • выyou (pl)поспорите
  • ониtheyпоспорят

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheпоспорил
  • онаsheпоспорила
  • оноitпоспорило
  • ониtheyпоспорили

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

поспорь

to a group / formal

поспорьте

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastпоспоривший
  • Adverbial (past)поспорив

Used with#

  • с + Inst / на + Acc

    с + Inst / на + Acc

Examples#

  • Давай поспорим, кто прав.

    Let's argue about who's right.

  • Я поспорил с другом на ужин.

    I bet a friend a dinner.

About this verb#

  • Prefixed perfective of спорить with delimitative по- ('for a while'). Class 4a with fixed stem stress on -спо- (поспорю, поспоришь, поспорят). Two main senses: 1) 'argue about' (с + Inst), 2) 'bet' (на + Acc, what's at stake). The reciprocal nature makes с + Inst the canonical government.

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