Biaspectual Verbs

One form for both aspects

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A small but real class of Russian verbs uses the same form for both imperfective and perfective meanings, so context alone decides. Most are -овать/-ировать borrowings (использовать, гарантировать), plus a handful of native verbs (жениться, обещать, ранить). Read the Biaspectual Verbs chapter →