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Combining form
-ча́ть • (-čátʹ) pf (imperfective -чина́ть)
- Combining form used to form perfective verbs with the approximate meaning "to begin".
Conjugation
Conjugation of -ча́ть (class 14b/c perfective transitive)
| perfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | -ча́ть -čátʹ |
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| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | -ча́вший -čávšij |
| passive | — | -ча́тый -čátyj |
| adverbial | — | -ча́в -čáv, -ча́вши -čávši |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular (я) | — | -чну́ -čnú |
| 2nd singular (ты) | — | -чнёшь -čnjóšʹ |
| 3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) | — | -чнёт -čnjót |
| 1st plural (мы) | — | -чнём -čnjóm |
| 2nd plural (вы) | — | -чнёте -čnjóte |
| 3rd plural (они́) | — | -чну́т -čnút |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| -чни́ -ční |
-чни́те -čníte |
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| past tense | singular | plural (мы/вы/они́) |
| masculine (я/ты/он) | -ча́л -čál |
-ча́ли -čáli |
| feminine (я/ты/она́) | -чала́ -čalá |
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| neuter (оно́) | -ча́ло -čálo |
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Derived terms
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imperfective
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perfective |
References
- Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “начать”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress