Present tense#
Conjugation- яIсвечу
- тыyou (sg)светишь
- он / она / оноhe / she / itсветит
- мыweсветим
- выyou (pl)светите
- ониtheyсветят
Future tense#
Future Tense- яIбуду светить
- тыyou (sg)будешь светить
- он / она / оноhe / she / itбудет светить
- мыweбудем светить
- выyou (pl)будете светить
- ониtheyбудут светить
Imperfective verbs form the future with the auxiliary бы́ть plus the infinitive.
Past tense#
Past Tense- онheсветил
- онаsheсветила
- оноitсветило
- ониtheyсветили
Imperative#
Imperativeto one person
свети
to a group / formal
светите
Participles & verbal adverbs#
Participles- Active presentсветящий
- Active pastсветивший
- Adverbial (present)светя
- Adverbial (past)светив, светивши
Examples#
Солнце светит ярко.
The sun is shining brightly.
Луна светит над озером.
The moon is shining over the lake.
About this verb#
- Class 4c with shifting c-stress and т → ч mutation in the я-form: свечу (end-stressed) → светишь, светит, светят (stem-stressed). Multiple perfectives with different shades: посветить (delimitative), засветить (ingressive), осветить ('illuminate').
With prefixes#
Prefixes- высветитьpflight up, illuminate
- засветитьpflight, strike, hit, begin to shine
- осветитьpflight up, illuminate, illumine, elucidate, throw light
- подсветитьpfilluminate from beneath
- посветитьpfshine, hold the light, light the way
- просветитьpfenlighten, educate; X-ray, examine by light
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