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Common verbs
Everyday verbs, each with its aspect partner: the imperfective verb first, the perfective in the pair.
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| Ukrainian | English | Grammar | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| роби́ти | to do, to make | verb, imperfective pair: зроби́ти | |
| каза́ти | to say, to tell | verb, imperfective pair: сказа́ти | |
| чита́ти | to read | verb, imperfective pair: прочита́ти | |
| писа́ти | to write | verb, imperfective pair: написа́ти | |
| ба́чити | to see | verb, imperfective pair: поба́чити | |
| чу́ти | to hear | verb, imperfective pair: почу́ти | |
| ї́сти | to eat | verb, imperfective pair: з’ї́сти | |
| пи́ти | to drink | verb, imperfective pair: ви́пити | In ви́пити the prefix ви- takes the stress. |
| купува́ти | to buy | verb, imperfective pair: купи́ти | |
| дава́ти | to give | verb, imperfective pair: да́ти | |
| бра́ти | to take | verb, imperfective pair: взя́ти | The two verbs of this pair look quite different. |
| розумі́ти | to understand | verb, imperfective pair: зрозумі́ти | |
| вчи́ти | to learn; to teach | verb, imperfective pair: ви́вчити | ви́вчити is the perfective for "to learn"; for "to teach" it is навчи́ти. In ви́вчити the prefix ви- takes the stress. |
| почина́ти | to begin, to start | verb, imperfective pair: поча́ти | |
| відкрива́ти | to open | verb, imperfective pair: відкри́ти | |
| чека́ти | to wait | verb, imperfective pair: почека́ти | почека́ти often means "to wait for a while". |
| зна́ти | to know | verb, imperfective | Has no perfective partner. |
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