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Russian word of the day: Опоздать

Jan 27, 2019 (see all)
опозда́ть
[ a-paz-dát' ]
Verb , perfective
Imperfective - опа́здывать (see below)
to be late
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The imperfective aspect

опа́здывать [a-páz-dy-vat'] Verb , imperfective
to be late, to be overdue

Examples

  • Е́сли ты не поторо́пишься, мы опозда́ем.

    yés-lee ty nye pa-ta-ró-peesh-sya, my a-paz-dá-eem

    If you don’t hurry, we’ll be late.

  • Он опозда́л на полчаса́.

    on a-paz-dál na pol-cha-sá

    He was half an hour late.

Опоздать - Conjugation
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Same stem words

припоздни́ться [pree-pazd-nee-tsa] Verb , perfective
to be (a bit) late
по́здно [pózd-na] Adverb
late

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