овладеть

Russian

Etymology

о- (o-) +‎ владе́ть (vladétʹ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐvɫɐˈdʲetʲ]

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Verb

овладе́ть • (ovladétʹ) pf (imperfective овладева́ть)

1. to seize, to capture, to become the owner of [with instrumental ‘something’]
2. (figurative) to overcome [with instrumental ‘a feeling’]
3. to get control over, to dominate [with instrumental ‘someone/something’]
4. to master, to become proficient at [with instrumental ‘a skill’]

Conjugation

Conjugation of овладе́ть (class 1a perfective intransitive)

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

perfective aspect
infinitive	овладе́ть ovladétʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	овладе́вший ovladévšij
passive	—	—
adverbial	—	овладе́в ovladév, овладе́вши ovladévši
	present tense	future tense
1st singular (я)	—	овладе́ю ovladéju
2nd singular (ты)	—	овладе́ешь ovladéješʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́)	—	овладе́ет ovladéjet
1st plural (мы)	—	овладе́ем ovladéjem
2nd plural (вы)	—	овладе́ете ovladéjete
3rd plural (они́)	—	овладе́ют ovladéjut
imperative	singular	plural
	овладе́й ovladéj	овладе́йте ovladéjte
past tense	singular	plural (мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он)	овладе́л ovladél	овладе́ли ovladéli
feminine (я/ты/она́)	овладе́ла ovladéla
neuter (оно́)	овладе́ло ovladélo