multidirectional verb of flying; the unidirectional counterpart is лететь, itself paired with the perfective полететь
What aspect means, and how to pick onelʲɪˈtatʲ
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to fly (repeatedly, back and forth)
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Word origin
From Proto-Slavic letati, the iterative of leteti ('to fly').
- Origin
- Proto-Slavic
- Root
- letati
Grammar
Examples
высоко́ не́бе.
Birds fly high in the sky.
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I'm scared of flying on planes.
де́тстве .
As a child he often flew abroad with his parents.
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