просветить
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [prəsvʲɪˈtʲitʲ]
Etymology 1
про- (pro-) + свети́ть (svetítʹ)
Verb
просвети́ть • (prosvetítʹ) pf (imperfective просве́чивать)
- to shine light through (something) (e.g. using an X-ray or backlight)
- to shine for an amount of time (e.g. of the sun)
Conjugation
Conjugation of просвети́ть (class 4c perfective transitive)
| perfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | просвети́ть prosvetítʹ | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | просвети́вший prosvetívšij |
| passive | — | просве́ченный prosvéčennyj |
| adverbial | — | просвети́в prosvetív, просвети́вши prosvetívši |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular (я) | — | просвечу́ prosvečú |
| 2nd singular (ты) | — | просве́тишь prosvétišʹ |
| 3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) | — | просве́тит prosvétit |
| 1st plural (мы) | — | просве́тим prosvétim |
| 2nd plural (вы) | — | просве́тите prosvétite |
| 3rd plural (они́) | — | просве́тят prosvétjat |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| просвети́ prosvetí | просвети́те prosvetíte | |
| past tense | singular | plural (мы/вы/они́) |
| masculine (я/ты/он) | просвети́л prosvetíl | просвети́ли prosvetíli |
| feminine (я/ты/она́) | просвети́ла prosvetíla | |
| neuter (оно́) | просвети́ло prosvetílo | |
Related terms
- просве́т (prosvét)
- просве́чивание (prosvéčivanije)
Etymology 2
A borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.
Verb
просвети́ть • (prosvetítʹ) pf (imperfective просвеща́ть)
- to enlighten, to educate, to illuminate
Conjugation
Conjugation of просвети́ть (class 4b(-щ-) perfective transitive)
| perfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | просвети́ть prosvetítʹ | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | просвети́вший prosvetívšij |
| passive | — | просвещённый prosveščónnyj |
| adverbial | — | просвети́в prosvetív, просвети́вши prosvetívši |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular (я) | — | просвещу́ prosveščú |
| 2nd singular (ты) | — | просвети́шь prosvetíšʹ |
| 3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) | — | просвети́т prosvetít |
| 1st plural (мы) | — | просвети́м prosvetím |
| 2nd plural (вы) | — | просвети́те prosvetíte |
| 3rd plural (они́) | — | просветя́т prosvetját |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| просвети́ prosvetí | просвети́те prosvetíte | |
| past tense | singular | plural (мы/вы/они́) |
| masculine (я/ты/он) | просвети́л prosvetíl | просвети́ли prosvetíli |
| feminine (я/ты/она́) | просвети́ла prosvetíla | |
| neuter (оно́) | просвети́ло prosvetílo | |
Related terms
- просвети́тель (prosvetítelʹ)
- просвеще́ние (prosveščénije)