летать

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lětati, frequentative from *letěti.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): [lʲɪˈtatʲ]

Verb[edit]

лета́ть (letátʹimpf (perfective полета́ть)

  1. to fly
    • 1954, Soviet Air Forces propaganda poster:
      Лета́ть вы́ше всех, да́льше всех, быстре́е всех.
      Letátʹ výše vsex, dálʹše vsex, bystréje vsex.
      Fly higher than everyone, farther than everyone, faster than everyone.

Usage notes[edit]

лета́ть (letátʹ) and полета́ть (poletátʹ), are abstract verbs. Their counterparts, лете́ть (letétʹ) and полете́ть (poletétʹ) are Russian concrete verbs.

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