просветить

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prəsvʲɪˈtʲitʲ]

Etymology 1

про- (pro-) +‎ свети́ть (svetítʹ)

Verb

просвети́ть • (prosvetítʹ) pf (imperfective просве́чивать)

1. to shine light through (something) (e.g. using an X-ray or backlight)
2. to shine for an amount of time (e.g. of the sun)

Conjugation

Conjugation of просвети́ть (class 4c perfective transitive)

Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.

perfective aspect
infinitive	просвети́ть prosvetítʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	просвети́вший prosvetívšij
passive	—	просве́ченный prosvéčennyj
adverbial	—	просвети́в prosvetív, просвети́вши prosvetívši
	present tense	future tense
1st singular (я)	—	просвечу́ prosvečú
2nd singular (ты)	—	просве́тишь prosvétišʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́)	—	просве́тит prosvétit
1st plural (мы)	—	просве́тим prosvétim
2nd plural (вы)	—	просве́тите prosvétite
3rd plural (они́)	—	просве́тят prosvétjat
imperative	singular	plural
	просвети́ prosvetí	просвети́те prosvetíte
past tense	singular	plural (мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он)	просвети́л prosvetíl	просвети́ли prosvetíli
feminine (я/ты/она́)	просвети́ла prosvetíla
neuter (оно́)	просвети́ло prosvetílo

Related terms

• просве́т (prosvét)
• просве́чивание (prosvéčivanije)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic просвѣтити (prosvětiti). By surface analysis, про- (pro-) +‎ свети́ть (svetítʹ).

Verb

просвети́ть • (prosvetítʹ) pf (imperfective просвеща́ть)

1. to enlighten, to educate, to illuminate

Conjugation

Conjugation of просвети́ть (class 4b(-щ-) perfective transitive)

Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.

perfective aspect
infinitive	просвети́ть prosvetítʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	просвети́вший prosvetívšij
passive	—	просвещённый prosveščónnyj
adverbial	—	просвети́в prosvetív, просвети́вши prosvetívši
	present tense	future tense
1st singular (я)	—	просвещу́ prosveščú
2nd singular (ты)	—	просвети́шь prosvetíšʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́)	—	просвети́т prosvetít
1st plural (мы)	—	просвети́м prosvetím
2nd plural (вы)	—	просвети́те prosvetíte
3rd plural (они́)	—	просветя́т prosvetját
imperative	singular	plural
	просвети́ prosvetí	просвети́те prosvetíte
past tense	singular	plural (мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он)	просвети́л prosvetíl	просвети́ли prosvetíli
feminine (я/ты/она́)	просвети́ла prosvetíla
neuter (оно́)	просвети́ло prosvetílo

Related terms

• просвети́тель (prosvetítelʹ)
• просвеще́ние (prosveščénije)