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

kɐˈpʲirəvətʲ

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Translation

to copy

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Word origin

Borrowed from German kopieren or French copier, ultimately from Latin copia (abundance, a transcript).

Origin
Latin
Root
copia
English cognates
copy

Grammar

Verb typeimperfective, first conjugation (-ировать: копирую, копируешь); the imperfective partner of скопировать

Examples

.

He is copying files to another computer.

чужи́е .

Don't copy other people's work.

.

We were copying documents all day at the office.

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