Уменка
Perfectivezakrutit

закрутить

to twist, screw in, set spinning

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
крутитьtwist, twirl, roll up
Conjugation
2nd (и-)
Class
Stress
Shifting
Aspect partner
крутить

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIзакручу
  • тыyou (sg)закрутишь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itзакрутит
  • мыweзакрутим
  • выyou (pl)закрутите
  • ониtheyзакрутят

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheзакрутил
  • онаsheзакрутила
  • оноitзакрутило
  • ониtheyзакрутили

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

закрути

to a group / formal

закрутите

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastзакрутивший
  • Passive pastзакрученный
  • Adverbial (past)закрутив

Used with#

  • + Acc

    + accusative (direct object)

Examples#

  • Закрути кран потуже.

    Tighten the tap a bit more.

  • Ветер закрутил листья.

    The wind whirled up the leaves.

About this verb#

  • Class 4c with т → ч mutation in the 1sg only (закручу vs. закрутишь, закрутят) and shifting c-stress. The за- prefix gives an inceptive flavour (start spinning) or completive (twist tight). Past passive участпиply закрученный, stem-stressed.

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