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

ɫɐˈʐɨtsə

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Translation

to lie down; to go to bed

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Word origin

From Proto-Slavic lozhiti, a causative formation on the same Indo-European root as English lie and lay.

Origin
Proto-Slavic
Root
*ložiti
English cognates
lie, lay

Grammar

Verb typeimperfective, second conjugation (ложусь, ложишься); reflexive; the imperfective partner is the irregular, non-reflexive лечь
ReflexiveYes

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

Examples

.

I usually go to bed at eleven o'clock.

траву́.

Do not lie down on the wet grass.

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In the evening the children go to bed earlier than the adults.

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