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Perfectivepoterpet

потерпеть

to endure for a while, put up with (briefly)

Other meaningsto suffer (defeat, loss)

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
терпетьtolerate
Conjugation
2nd (и-)
Class
Stress
Shifting
Aspect partner
терпеть

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIпотерплю
  • тыyou (sg)потерпишь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itпотерпит
  • мыweпотерпим
  • выyou (pl)потерпите
  • ониtheyпотерпят

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheпотерпел
  • онаsheпотерпела
  • оноitпотерпело
  • ониtheyпотерпели

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

потерпи

to a group / formal

потерпите

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastпотерпевший
  • Adverbial (past)потерпев

Used with#

  • + acc

    + accusative (direct object)

Examples#

  • Потерпи ещё немножко — скоро будет легче.

    Hold on a little longer; it'll be easier soon.

  • Команда потерпела поражение в финале.

    The team suffered defeat in the final.

About this verb#

  • Perfective of терпеть. Class 5c -еть with the п → пл mutation in the 1sg only (потерплю) and c-pattern stress: end stress in 1sg, stem stress from 2sg (потерпишь). Common collocation: потерпеть неудачу / поражение, 'suffer a failure / defeat'.

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