Уменка
Perfectiveudivit

удивить

surprise, astonish, amaze

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
удивлятьsurprise, astonish, amaze
Conjugation
2nd (и-)
Class
Aspect partner
удивлять

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIудивлю
  • тыyou (sg)удивишь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itудивит
  • мыweудивим
  • выyou (pl)удивите
  • ониtheyудивят

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheудивил
  • онаsheудивила
  • оноitудивило
  • ониtheyудивили

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

удиви

to a group / formal

удивите

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastудививший
  • Passive pastудивлённый
  • Adverbial (past)удивив

Used with#

  • + acc (+ instr)

    + acc (+ instr)

Examples#

  • Её ответ удивил всех.

    Her answer surprised everyone.

  • Удиви меня своим открытием!

    Astonish me with your discovery!

About this verb#

  • Class 4b -ить with regular в → вл mutation in 1sg (удивлю), end-stress in 1sg shifting to the stem from 2sg. The thing that surprises is expressed in the instrumental (удивить своим успехом). The passive past participle удивлённый is very productive.

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