велеть

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Russian

Etymology

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

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Verb

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

  1. to order, to enjoin, to command
    Synonyms: прика́зывать (prikázyvatʹ), приказа́ть (prikazátʹ)
    Он ей веле́л прийти́ сего́дня.
    On jej velél prijtí sevódnja.
    He commanded her to come today.
    Сам бог веле́л. (expression)
    Sam box velél.
    God Himself has commanded (it). (i.e. it's natural or allowed to do so)

Usage notes

  • 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

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References

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