Уменка
Perfectiveprostit

простить

to forgive, pardon, excuse

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
прощатьto forgive, to excuse, to pardon
Conjugation
2nd (и-)
Class
Aspect partner
прощать

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIпрощу
  • тыyou (sg)простишь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itпростит
  • мыweпростим
  • выyou (pl)простите
  • ониtheyпростят

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheпростил
  • онаsheпростила
  • оноitпростило
  • ониtheyпростили

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

прости

to a group / formal

простите

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastпростивший
  • Passive pastпрощённый
  • Adverbial (past)простив

Used with#

  • + acc + dat

    + acc + dat

Examples#

  • Прости меня за всё.

    Forgive me for everything.

  • Она простила ему эту ошибку.

    She forgave him that mistake.

About this verb#

  • Perfective of прощать. Class 4b -ить with end stress and the ст → щ mutation in the 1sg only (прощу) and the passive participle (прощённый). Standard frame: dative of person forgiven + accusative of what's forgiven.

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