secondary imperfectives (2)

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Secondary Imperfectives in Russian: Suffixes -ва- and -ыва-/-ива- In Russian, adding a prefix to an imperfective verb usually makes it perfective. How...

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Why did you open the window?

Почему ты открыл окно?

Pochemu ty otkryl okno?

I always open the window in the morning.

Я всегда открываю окно по утрам.

Ya vsegda otkryvayu okno po utram.

She put on a new coat today.

Она надела новое пальто сегодня.

Ona nadela novoye pal'to segodnya.

She always puts on a coat when it is cold.

Она всегда надевает пальто, когда холодно.

Ona vsegda nadevayet pal'to, kogda kholodno.

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