Вид
Aspect — process or result
Imperfective vs perfective.
де́лать / сде́лать — "to do (process) / to get done."
Russian verbs — as an aspect pair, not one by one.
Whether an action is finished or ongoing is shown by which verb form you pick. This is вид — aspect. Below you'll meet aspect, conjugation and verbs of motion in real examples.
22 verb pairs · 99 aspect partners · native audio
One verb, two aspects.
process or result?Настоящее
Conjugation by person
Verbs change with the person.
я чита́ю, ты чита́ешь, он чита́ет — "I / you / he read."
Время
Tense and aspect together
Aspect shapes the tense too.
я чита́л / я прочита́л — "I was reading / I finished reading."
Глаголы движения
Unidirectional / multidirectional
Direction and prefix change the meaning.
идти́ / ходи́ть — "to go (now) / to go (in general)."
Why as a pair?
Aspect isn't two verbs — it's two sides of one pair.
Memorise читать and прочитать separately and you miss the link between them. Glagol teaches every verb with its aspect partner, showing which one fits which situation.
- Aspect pairs together — process and result side by side.
- Every conjugation with stress marks and native audio.
- Verbs of motion on their own tab, with prefixes.
Я прочита́л кни́гу.
"I finished reading the book." — one action, with a result
About verbs.
What is Russian verb aspect?
Most verbs come in two forms: imperfective (process, repetition) and perfective (completed, one-off) — e.g. делать/сделать. The form sets the meaning.
Why are verbs of motion special?
идти/ходить have unidirectional and multidirectional forms, and prefixes (при-, у-, вы-) change the meaning. Glagol teaches them on a separate tab.
How many verb pairs are there?
22 verb pairs and 99 aspect partners — all taught as a pair, not as two separate verbs.
When you're ready
Practise verbs with their pairs.
Process and result side by side — native audio, right stress, real examples.