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Perfectivezazhech

зажечь

light, set on fire, ignite

Other meanings(figuratively) inspire

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
зажигатьset fire, set on fire, light
Conjugation
1st (e-)
Class
Aspect partner
зажигать

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIзажгу
  • тыyou (sg)зажжёшь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itзажжёт
  • мыweзажжём
  • выyou (pl)зажжёте
  • ониtheyзажгут

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

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheзажёг
  • онаsheзажгла
  • оноitзажгло
  • ониtheyзажгли

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

зажги

to a group / formal

зажгите

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastзажёгший
  • Passive pastзажжённый
  • Adverbial (past)зажёгши

Used with#

  • + acc

    + accusative (direct object)

Examples#

  • Зажги, пожалуйста, свечу.

    Please light the candle.

  • Его речь зажгла всю аудиторию.

    His speech fired up the whole audience.

About this verb#

  • Class 8b -чь verb with the classic two-stem alternation: -г- before consonant endings (зажгу, зажгут), -жж- before vowel endings (зажжёшь, зажжёт). Past masculine зажёг with ё; the other forms drop ё and add end-stress: зажгла, зажгло, зажгли.

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