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

səbʲɪˈratʲ

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Translation

to collect, to gather

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Word origin

From the Proto-Slavic prefix s- ('together') added to birati, an old iterative form of brat ('to take'), so literally 'to take together'.

Origin
Proto-Slavic
Root
sъ- + birati

Grammar

Verb typeimperfective, first conjugation (собираю, собираешь); the imperfective partner of собрать

Examples

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I like collecting stamps.

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Mum is packing things into the suitcase.

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The children were picking flowers in the garden.

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