Imperfective

no true perfective partner; по- gives a delimitative 'for a while' form (поспать)

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ˈspatʲ

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Translation

to sleep

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Grammar

Verb typeimperfective, second conjugation (сплю, спишь); no true perfective partner (поспать means 'to have a sleep')

Examples

кре́пко .

The baby is sleeping soundly.

.

I slept badly last night.

.

We sleep eight hours a day.

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This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 10: Words 371-380.