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Perfectivezavesti

завести

start (engine)

Other meaningsacquire, get (a pet, habit); lead in

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
заводитьacquire, buy, establish
Conjugation
1st (e-)
Class
Stress
Irregular
Aspect partner
заводить

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIзаведу
  • тыyou (sg)заведёшь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itзаведёт
  • мыweзаведём
  • выyou (pl)заведёте
  • ониtheyзаведут

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheзавёл
  • онаsheзавела
  • оноitзавело
  • ониtheyзавели

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

заведи

to a group / formal

заведите

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastзаведший
  • Passive pastзаведённый
  • Adverbial (past)заведя

Used with#

  • + acc

    + accusative (direct object)

Examples#

  • Он завёл машину и поехал на работу.

    He started the car and drove to work.

  • Мы заведём собаку, когда переедем в дом.

    We'll get a dog when we move into a house.

About this verb#

  • Perfective of заводить, on the вести pattern. Class 8 consonant-stem -сти with present-future stem завед- (заведу, заведёшь) and bare past masculine завёл (ё-stress, ending dropped). Senses range from literal 'lead in' to figurative 'start engine' or 'get / acquire'.

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