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Russian word of the day: Поверить

Mar 25, 2019 (see all)
пове́рить
[ pa-vyé-reet' ]
Verb , perfective
Often used with the Dative
Imperfective - ве́рить (see below)
to believe, to trust
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The imperfective aspect

ве́рить [vyé-reet'] Verb , imperfective
to believe, to trust
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Examples

  • Ты не пове́ришь, кого́ я сейча́с ви́дела!

    ty nye pa-vyé-reesh', ka-vó ya seeî-chas vée-dee-la

    You will not believe who I saw just now!

  • Мы ему́ не пове́рили ни на секу́нду.

    my ye-mú nye pa-vyé-ree-lee nee na see-kún-du

    We did not believe him for a second.

Поверить - Conjugation
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Same stem words

вероло́мный [vee-ra-lóm-nyî] Adjective
perfidious, treacherous
уве́ренность [u-vyé-reen-nast'] Noun , feminine
confidence, certitude, assurance

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понаро́шку for fun, pretending, in pretence
про́сьба request, entreaty, application, solicitation
проси́ть проще́ния to ask for forgiveness, to beg pardon, to apologize
добро́ good, everything good

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