ловить

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lovìti (“to (try to) catch”).

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Verb

лови́ть • (lovítʹ) impf (perfective пойма́ть or излови́ть)

  1. to catch, to try to catch, to trap
    лови́ть ры́бу ― lovítʹ rýbu ― to catch fish

Conjugation

Conjugation of лови́ть (class 4c imperfective transitive)
Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
imperfective aspect
infinitive лови́ть
lovítʹ
participles present tense past tense
active ловя́щий
lovjáščij		 лови́вший
lovívšij
passive лови́мый
lovímyj		 ло́вленный
lóvlennyj
adverbial ловя́
lovjá		 лови́в
lovív,
лови́вши
lovívši
present tense future tense
1st singular (я) ловлю́
lovljú		 бу́ду лови́ть
búdu lovítʹ
2nd singular (ты) ло́вишь
lóvišʹ		 бу́дешь лови́ть
búdešʹ lovítʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) ло́вит
lóvit		 бу́дет лови́ть
búdet lovítʹ
1st plural (мы) ло́вим
lóvim		 бу́дем лови́ть
búdem lovítʹ
2nd plural (вы) ло́вите
lóvite		 бу́дете лови́ть
búdete lovítʹ
3rd plural (они́) ло́вят
lóvjat		 бу́дут лови́ть
búdut lovítʹ
imperative singular plural
лови́
loví		 лови́те
lovíte
past tense singular plural
(мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он) лови́л
lovíl		 лови́ли
lovíli
feminine (я/ты/она́) лови́ла
lovíla
neuter (оно́) лови́ло
lovílo

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