ImperfectivePerfective partner: заболетьWhat aspect means, and how to pick one

bɐˈlʲetʲ

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Translation

to hurt, to ache (of a body part); to be ill

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Grammar

Verb typeimperfective, first conjugation (болит, болят for body parts; болею, болеешь 'to be ill'); the imperfective partner of заболеть ('to fall ill')

Examples

боли́т .

My head hurts.

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The child is often ill in winter.

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His teeth used to hurt.

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