велеть

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Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic велѣти (velěti), from Proto-Slavic *velě̀ti.

Pronunciation

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Verb

веле́ть • (velétʹ) impf or pf (perfective повеле́ть)

to order (to do something), to enjoin, to command.
Synonyms: прика́зывать (prikázyvatʹ), приказа́ть (prikazátʹ)

Сам бог веле́л. (expression)
Sam box velél.
God Himself has commanded (it). (i.e. it's natural or allowed to do so)

Usage notes

with dative case and infinitive
Он ей веле́л прийти́ сего́дня.
On jej velél prijtí sevódnja.
He commanded her to come today.
The verb can be both perfective and imperfective, although in the past tense and infinitive it is predominantly perfective.

Conjugation

imperfective:

Conjugation of веле́ть (class 5b imperfective intransitive)

Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
imperfective aspect
infinitive	веле́ть velétʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	веля́щий veljáščij	веле́вший velévšij
passive	—	—
adverbial	веля́ veljá	веле́в velév, веле́вши velévši
	present tense	future tense
1st singular (я)	велю́ veljú	бу́ду веле́ть búdu velétʹ
2nd singular (ты)	вели́шь velíšʹ	бу́дешь веле́ть búdešʹ velétʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́)	вели́т velít	бу́дет веле́ть búdet velétʹ
1st plural (мы)	вели́м velím	бу́дем веле́ть búdem velétʹ
2nd plural (вы)	вели́те velíte	бу́дете веле́ть búdete velétʹ
3rd plural (они́)	веля́т velját	бу́дут веле́ть búdut velétʹ
imperative	singular	plural
	вели́ velí	вели́те velíte
past tense	singular	plural (мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он)	веле́л velél	веле́ли veléli
feminine (я/ты/она́)	веле́ла veléla
neuter (оно́)	веле́ло velélo

perfective:

Conjugation of веле́ть (class 5b perfective intransitive)

Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
perfective aspect
infinitive	веле́ть velétʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	веле́вший velévšij
passive	—	—
adverbial	—	веле́в velév, веле́вши velévši
	present tense	future tense
1st singular (я)	—	велю́ veljú
2nd singular (ты)	—	вели́шь velíšʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́)	—	вели́т velít
1st plural (мы)	—	вели́м velím
2nd plural (вы)	—	вели́те velíte
3rd plural (они́)	—	веля́т velját
imperative	singular	plural
	вели́ velí	вели́те velíte
past tense	singular	plural (мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он)	веле́л velél	веле́ли veléli
feminine (я/ты/она́)	веле́ла veléla
neuter (оно́)	веле́ло velélo

Derived terms

повелева́ть impf (povelevátʹ), повеле́ть pf (povelétʹ)

Related terms

веле́ние (velénije)
веле́но (veléno)

References

Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “велеть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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