воспретить

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic въспрѣтити (vŭsprětiti). By surface analysis, вос- (vos-) +‎ прети́ть (pretítʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vəsprʲɪˈtʲitʲ]

Verb

воспрети́ть • (vospretítʹ) pf (imperfective воспреща́ть)

1. (officialese) to forbid, to prohibit [with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘to someone’; or with dative ‘someone’ and infinitive ‘to do something’]

Usage notes

The verb воспрети́ть (vospretítʹ) is often described as dated, while its past passive participle is still often used and holds a firmer, more official meaning than that of запрети́ть (zapretítʹ), connoting a more inviolable rule that cannot be questioned.

Conjugation

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

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

perfective aspect
infinitive	воспрети́ть vospretítʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	воспрети́вший vospretívšij
passive	—	воспрещённый vospreščónnyj
adverbial	—	воспрети́в vospretív, воспрети́вши vospretívši
	present tense	future tense
1st singular (я)	—	воспрещу́ vospreščú
2nd singular (ты)	—	воспрети́шь vospretíšʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́)	—	воспрети́т vospretít
1st plural (мы)	—	воспрети́м vospretím
2nd plural (вы)	—	воспрети́те vospretíte
3rd plural (они́)	—	воспретя́т vospretját
imperative	singular	plural
	воспрети́ vospretí	воспрети́те vospretíte
past tense	singular	plural (мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он)	воспрети́л vospretíl	воспрети́ли vospretíli
feminine (я/ты/она́)	воспрети́ла vospretíla
neuter (оно́)	воспрети́ло vospretílo

Related terms

• воспреще́ние (vospreščénije)
• воспрети́ться (vospretítʹsja), воспреща́ться (vospreščátʹsja)