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Imperfectiverubit

рубить

fell, hew, hack

Other meaningschop, mince, cut, sabre, slash, put up, erect, give it to straight from the shoulder, not mince matters

Single aspect

No aspect partner: this verb is used in only one aspect.

Conjugation
2nd (и-)
Class
Stress
Shifting
Aspect partner
No partner

Present tense#

Conjugation
  • яIрублю
  • тыyou (sg)рубишь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itрубит
  • мыweрубим
  • выyou (pl)рубите
  • ониtheyрубят

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIбуду рубить
  • тыyou (sg)будешь рубить
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itбудет рубить
  • мыweбудем рубить
  • выyou (pl)будете рубить
  • ониtheyбудут рубить

Imperfective verbs form the future with the auxiliary бы́ть plus the infinitive.

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheрубил
  • онаsheрубила
  • оноitрубило
  • ониtheyрубили

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

руби

to a group / formal

рубите

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active presentрубящий
  • Active pastрубивший
  • Passive presentрубимый
  • Passive pastрубленный
  • Adverbial (present)рубя
  • Adverbial (past)рубив, рубивши

Used with#

  • + Acc

    Дедушка рубит дрова во дворе.

    + accusative (direct object)

Examples#

  • Дедушка рубит дрова во дворе.

    Grandpa is chopping firewood in the yard.

  • Не руби всё справа, есть детали.

    Don't take everything in one swing, there are details.

About this verb#

  • Class 4c with shifting c-stress and б → бл mutation in the я-form: рублю (end-stressed) → рубишь, рубит, рубят (stem-stressed). Single-aspect imperfective with prefixed perfectives for specific senses (нарубить, порубить, срубить).

With prefixes#

Prefixes
  • врубитьpfcut in, cut
  • вырубитьpfcut down, fell, cut out, make
  • зарубитьpfhack, hew
  • изрубитьpfrevile
  • надрубитьpfchip, notch
  • нарубитьpfchop
  • недорубитьpffell too few, cut down not enough
  • обрубитьpfchop off, lop off, dock, hem
  • отрубитьpfmince / chop
  • перерубитьpfcut in two, chop in two
  • подрубитьpffell, chop down; hem (a garment)
  • порубитьpfchop down
  • прирубитьpfbuild an addition to a wooden building; hew to fit, trim boards to match by cutting/chopping
  • прорубитьpfhew through, hack through, cut through
  • разрубитьpfcut, cleave
  • срубитьpffell, cut down, build

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