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"To love" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Jul 09, 2017 (see all)
люби́ть
[ lyu-béet' ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Accusative
Perfective - полюби́ть (see below)
to love
Love and marriage

The perfective aspect

полюби́ть [pa-lyu-béet'] Verb , perfective
to fall in love, to grow fond of, to come to like
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Examples of "To love" in Russian

  • Я тебя́ люблю́.

    ya tee-býa lyub-lyú

    I love you.

  • Он люби́л её со шко́лы.

    on lyu-béel ye-yó sa shkó-ly

    He loved her from school.

Любить - Conjugation
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Same stem words

любова́ться [lyu-ba-vá-tsa] Verb , imperfective
to admire, to feast one's eyes
люби́мец [lyu-bée-meets] Noun , masculine , feminine: люби́мица
pet, favourite, minion
любвеоби́льный [lyub-vee-a-béel'-nyî] Adjective
loving, full of love, amorous; able to love strongly or many people
трудолюби́вый [tru-da-lyu-bée-vyî] Adjective
industrious, diligent, hard-working, assiduous
люби́тель [lyu-bée-tyel'] Noun , masculine
amateur, dilettante; lover, fan
влюбля́ться [vlyu-blyá-tsa] Verb , imperfective
to fall in love
влюби́ться [vlyu-bée-tsa] Verb , perfective
to fall in love
любо́вь [lyu-bóf'] Noun , feminine
love

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