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

ɐtmʲɪˈnʲatʲ

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Translation

to cancel, to call off

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Word origin

From от- ('away, off') plus менять ('to change'), from Proto-Slavic meniti ('to exchange').

Origin
Proto-Slavic
Root
meniti

Grammar

Verb typeimperfective, first conjugation (-ять); the imperfective partner of отменить

Examples

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He often cancels training sessions at the last minute.

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Please don't cancel the meeting without a reason.

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We're deciding whether to cancel the trip because of the rain.

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