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вести

lead, conduct, direct

Other meaningsdrive a car; to behave (oneself); to keep a diary

Aspect pairPerfectiveView
повестиdrive a car
Conjugation
1st (e-)
Class
Aspect partner
повести

Present tense#

Verbs of Motion
  • яIведу
  • тыyou (sg)ведёшь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itведёт
  • мыweведём
  • выyou (pl)ведёте
  • ониtheyведут

Future tense#

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

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheвёл
  • онаsheвела
  • оноitвело
  • ониtheyвели

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

веди

to a group / formal

ведите

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active presentведущий
  • Active pastведший
  • Passive presentведомый
  • Passive pastведённый
  • Adverbial (present)ведя
  • Adverbial (past)ведши

Used with#

  • + Acc

    Я веду детей в школу.

    + accusative (direct object)

Examples#

  • Я веду детей в школу.

    I'm taking the children to school.

  • Веди себя прилично за столом!

    Behave yourself at the table!

About this verb#

  • Directional verb of motion paired with водить (non-directional). Class 7b, short stem вед-/вёл- with end-stress: веду, ведёшь, ведут. Past loses the final д and shifts stress to the ending (irregular flag): вёл, вела, вело, вели. Aspect partner: повести (ingressive pf 'set off leading').

With prefixes#

Verbs of Motion
PrefixPerfectiveImperfectiveMeaning

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