усвоить

Russian

Etymology

у- (u-) +‎ свой (svoj) +‎ -ить (-itʹ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʊsˈvoɪtʲ]

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Verb

усво́ить • (usvóitʹ) pf (imperfective усва́ивать)

1. to master, to learn

   Мы с ма́лых лет усво́или э́ти назва́ния.

   My s mályx let usvóili éti nazvánija.

   We since [our] earliest years have been extracting ownership of these [words'] meanings.

2. to adopt (a habit or custom)
3. to digest, to assimilate

Conjugation

Conjugation of усво́ить (class 4a perfective transitive)

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

perfective aspect
infinitive	усво́ить usvóitʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	усво́ивший usvóivšij
passive	—	усво́енный usvójennyj
adverbial	—	усво́ив usvóiv, усво́ивши usvóivši
	present tense	future tense
1st singular (я)	—	усво́ю usvóju
2nd singular (ты)	—	усво́ишь usvóišʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́)	—	усво́ит usvóit
1st plural (мы)	—	усво́им usvóim
2nd plural (вы)	—	усво́ите usvóite
3rd plural (они́)	—	усво́ят usvójat
imperative	singular	plural
	усво́й usvój	усво́йте usvójte
past tense	singular	plural (мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он)	усво́ил usvóil	усво́или usvóili
feminine (я/ты/она́)	усво́ила usvóila
neuter (оно́)	усво́ило usvóilo

Derived terms

• усва́ивание (usváivanije)
• усво́ение (usvójenije)