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Russian
Etymology
от- (ot-) + ме́рить (méritʹ)
Pronunciation
Verb
отме́рить • (otméritʹ) pf (imperfective отмеря́ть or отме́ривать)
- to measure, to measure off, to mete out
- семь раз отме́рь, оди́н отре́жь ― semʹ raz otmérʹ, odín otréžʹ ― look before you leap; better safe than sorry
- (colloquial) to cover (walk, drive, etc.) a distance
- (colloquial) to dole out, to give out (in small portions)
Conjugation
Conjugation of отме́рить (class 4a // 1a perfective transitive)
Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
perfective aspect
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infinitive
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отме́рить otméritʹ
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participles
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present tense
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past tense
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active
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отме́ривший otmérivšij
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passive
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отме́ренный otmérennyj
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adverbial
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отме́рив otmériv, отме́ривши otmérivši
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present tense
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future tense
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1st singular (я)
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отме́рю otmérju, отме́ряю otmérjaju
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2nd singular (ты)
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отме́ришь otmérišʹ, отме́ряешь otmérjaješʹ
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3rd singular (он/она́/оно́)
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отме́рит otmérit, отме́ряет otmérjajet
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1st plural (мы)
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отме́рим otmérim, отме́ряем otmérjajem
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2nd plural (вы)
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отме́рите otmérite, отме́ряете otmérjajete
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3rd plural (они́)
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отме́рят otmérjat, отме́ряют otmérjajut
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imperative
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singular
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plural
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отме́рь otmérʹ, отме́ряй otmérjaj |
отме́рьте otmérʹte, отме́ряйте otmérjajte
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past tense
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singular
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plural (мы/вы/они́)
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masculine (я/ты/он)
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отме́рил otméril |
отме́рили otmérili
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feminine (я/ты/она́)
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отме́рила otmérila
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neuter (оно́)
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отме́рило otmérilo
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