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посвятить
посвятить
Russian
Verb
посвяти́ть • (posvjatítʹ) pf (imperfective посвяща́ть)
- to devote, dedicate (various senses)
- Он посвяти́л э́ти стихи́ да́ме се́рдца.
- On posvjatíl éti stixí dáme sérdca.
- He has dedicated these poems to his ladylove.
- Он посвяти́л э́ти стихи́ да́ме се́рдца.
- to initiate (into), let (into)
- to ordain (into), consecrate (into)
Conjugation
Conjugation of посвяти́ть (class 4b(-щ-) perfective transitive)
| perfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | посвяти́ть posvjatítʹ |
|
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | посвяти́вший posvjatívšij |
| passive | — | посвящённый posvjaščónnyj |
| adverbial | — | посвяти́в posvjatív, посвяти́вши posvjatívši |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular (я) | — | посвящу́ posvjaščú |
| 2nd singular (ты) | — | посвяти́шь posvjatíšʹ |
| 3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) | — | посвяти́т posvjatít |
| 1st plural (мы) | — | посвяти́м posvjatím |
| 2nd plural (вы) | — | посвяти́те posvjatíte |
| 3rd plural (они́) | — | посвятя́т posvjatját |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| посвяти́ posvjatí |
посвяти́те posvjatíte |
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| past tense | singular | plural (мы/вы/они́) |
| masculine (я/ты/он) | посвяти́л posvjatíl |
посвяти́ли posvjatíli |
| feminine (я/ты/она́) | посвяти́ла posvjatíla |
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| neuter (оно́) | посвяти́ло posvjatílo |
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Related terms
- посвяще́ние (posvjaščénije)