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

ˈstroitʲ

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Translation

to build, to construct (ongoing or habitual)

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Word origin

From Proto-Slavic strojiti ('to arrange, put in order'), the same root as строй ('order, system').

Origin
Proto-Slavic
Root
strojiti

Grammar

Verb typeimperfective, second conjugation (строю, строишь); the imperfective partner of построить

Examples

Рабо́чие .

The workers are building a new house.

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We are making plans for the summer.

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They used to build a church here.

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