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

vɨklʲʉˈtɕatʲ

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Translation

to switch off; to turn off

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Word origin

From ключ ('key'): выключить originally meant turning a key to break a circuit, the opposite of включить ('to switch on').

Origin
Slavic
Root
ключ

Grammar

Verb typeimperfective, first conjugation (выключаю, выключаешь); the imperfective partner of выключить

Examples

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I always switch off the computer before going to sleep.

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Please switch off the light when you leave the room.

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She never used to switch off her phone at night.

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