посветлеть

Russian[edit]

по- (po-) +‎ светле́ть (svetlétʹ)

посветле́ть • (posvetlétʹ) pf (imperfective светле́ть)

to lighten, to become lighter
после грозы посветле́ло ― posle grozy posvetlélo ― the sky lightened after the storm

во́лосы у него́ посветле́ли ― vólosy u nevó posvetléli ― his hair became lighter in colour

Conjugation of посветле́ть (class 1a perfective intransitive)

Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
perfective aspect
infinitive	посветле́ть posvetlétʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	посветле́вший posvetlévšij
passive	—	—
adverbial	—	посветле́в posvetlév, посветле́вши posvetlévši
	present tense	future tense
1st singular (я)	—	посветле́ю posvetléju
2nd singular (ты)	—	посветле́ешь posvetléješʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́)	—	посветле́ет posvetléjet
1st plural (мы)	—	посветле́ем posvetléjem
2nd plural (вы)	—	посветле́ете posvetléjete
3rd plural (они́)	—	посветле́ют posvetléjut
imperative	singular	plural
	посветле́й posvetléj	посветле́йте posvetléjte
past tense	singular	plural (мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он)	посветле́л posvetlél	посветле́ли posvetléli
feminine (я/ты/она́)	посветле́ла posvetléla
neuter (оно́)	посветле́ло posvetlélo