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

kʊˈrʲitʲ

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Translation

to smoke

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Word origin

From Proto-Slavic kuriti ('to make smoulder, to smoke').

Origin
Proto-Slavic
Root
kuriti

Grammar

Verb typeimperfective, second conjugation (курю, куришь); the perfective partner выкурить

Examples

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Smoking is forbidden in this building.

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He's been smoking for ten years.

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He used to smoke every day.

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