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

ˈpɫakətʲ

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Translation

to cry, to weep (ongoing or habitual)

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Word origin

From Proto-Slavic *plakati ('to cry, to lament').

Origin
Proto-Slavic
Root
*plakati

Grammar

Verb typeimperfective, first conjugation (плачу, плачешь); the imperfective partner of заплакать

Examples

, .

The child is crying because he's tired.

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She cried all evening after the news.

плачь, .

Don't cry, everything will be fine.

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