Уменка
Perfectiveuvolit

уволить

to fire, dismiss

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
увольнятьdischarge, dismiss, fire
Conjugation
2nd (и-)
Class
Aspect partner
увольнять

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIуволю
  • тыyou (sg)уволишь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itуволит
  • мыweуволим
  • выyou (pl)уволите
  • ониtheyуволят

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheуволил
  • онаsheуволила
  • оноitуволило
  • ониtheyуволили

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

уволь

to a group / formal

увольте

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastуволивший
  • Passive pastуволенный
  • Adverbial (past)уволив

Used with#

  • + Acc

    + accusative (direct object)

Examples#

  • Начальник уволил трёх сотрудников.

    The boss fired three employees.

  • Её уволили за опоздания.

    She was fired for being late.

About this verb#

  • Prefixed perfective from the root -воль- ('will, freedom'). Class 4a with fixed stem stress (уволю, уволишь, уволят); note the past passive participle уволенный with single -н- (after stem-stress). Secondary imperfective увольнять (Class 1a) has the typical -ня- stem from -ить → -нять.

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