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

vɨʐɨˈvatʲ

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Translation

to survive

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Word origin

From вы- ('out') plus жить ('to live'), from the Proto-Indo-European root that also gives Latin vivere and English vital.

Origin
Proto-Slavic
Root
жить
English cognates
vital

Grammar

Verb typeimperfective, first conjugation; the imperfective partner of выжить

Examples

суро́вом .

Plants have to survive in a harsh climate.

.

She survives on her own in a big city.

пожа́ра.

Not every animal species survives after a fire.

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