поплыть

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Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ плыть (plytʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɨtʲ

Verb

поплы́ть • (poplýtʹ) pf (imperfective плыть)

  1. to start swimming, to start floating
    Он поплы́л в сто́рону маяка́.
    On poplýl v stóronu majaká.
    He started swimming towards the lighthouse.
  2. to start sailing
  3. (figuratively) to hesitate or be unsure
  4. (colloquial, slang, figuratively) to lose one's nerve

Usage notes

Conjugation

Conjugation of поплы́ть (class 16b/c perfective intransitive)
Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
perfective aspect
infinitive поплы́ть
poplýtʹ
participles present tense past tense
active — поплы́вший
poplývšij
passive — —
adverbial — поплы́в
poplýv,
поплы́вши
poplývši
present tense future tense
1st singular (я) — поплыву́
poplyvú
2nd singular (ты) — поплывёшь
poplyvjóšʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) — поплывёт
poplyvjót
1st plural (мы) — поплывём
poplyvjóm
2nd plural (вы) — поплывёте
poplyvjóte
3rd plural (они́) — поплыву́т
poplyvút
imperative singular plural
поплыви́
poplyví		 поплыви́те
poplyvíte
past tense singular plural
(мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он) поплы́л
poplýl		 поплы́ли
poplýli
feminine (я/ты/она́) поплыла́
poplylá
neuter (оно́) поплы́ло
poplýlo
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