Уменка
Perfectiveprepodat

преподать

to teach, give (a lesson, a lecture)

Other meaningsto impart (knowledge, advice)

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
преподаватьteach, lecture
Conjugation
1st (e-)
Class
Stress
Irregular

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIпреподам
  • тыyou (sg)преподашь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itпреподаст
  • мыweпреподадим
  • выyou (pl)преподадите
  • ониtheyпреподадут

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheпреподал
  • онаsheпреподала
  • оноitпреподало
  • ониtheyпреподали

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

преподай

to a group / formal

преподайте

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastпреподавший
  • Passive pastпреподанный
  • Adverbial (past)преподав

Used with#

  • + acc + dat

    + acc + dat

Examples#

  • Учитель преподал нам важный урок жизни.

    The teacher taught us an important life lesson.

  • Профессор преподаст лекцию по истории в пятницу.

    The professor will give a lecture on history on Friday.

About this verb#

  • Perfective of преподавать, built on the дать-family (Class 14). Inherits the irregular paradigm: -м/-шь/-ст in the singular, -дим/-дите/-дут in the plural. Note that this verb is bookish; everyday 'teach' relies on the imperfective преподавать.

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