Уменка
Perfectivezavladet

завладеть

to take possession of, seize

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
владетьown, have, possess
Conjugation
1st (e-)
Class
Aspect partner
владеть

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIзавладею
  • тыyou (sg)завладеешь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itзавладеет
  • мыweзавладеем
  • выyou (pl)завладеете
  • ониtheyзавладеют

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheзавладел
  • онаsheзавладела
  • оноitзавладело
  • ониtheyзавладели

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

завладей

to a group / formal

завладейте

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastзавладевший
  • Adverbial (past)завладев

Used with#

  • + Inst

    + instrumental

Examples#

  • Они завладели всем имуществом.

    They took possession of all the property.

  • Страх завладел им внезапно.

    Fear suddenly seized him.

About this verb#

  • Prefixed perfective of владеть ('possess') with the ingressive prefix за- ('start having, come into possession'). Class 1a -еть with end-stress on -де- (завладею, завладел). Government: + Inst (instrumental of what one comes to possess). Used both literally (seize property) and metaphorically (an emotion seizes someone).

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