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-вать

-вать

Russian

Suffix

-ва́ть (-vátʹ)

  1. Used to derive imperfective verbs from perfective verbs, especially prefixed perfective verbs, whose root ends in a vowel. This can includes class-1 verbs in -еть (-etʹ), although they occasionally form imperfectives using -ивать (-ivatʹ).
    нагре́ть pf (nagrétʹ)нагрева́ть impf (nagrevátʹ)
    проплы́ть pf (proplýtʹ)проплыва́ть impf (proplyvátʹ)
    дать pf (datʹ)дава́ть impf (davátʹ)
    охладе́ть pf (oxladétʹ)охладева́ть impf (oxladevátʹ)

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