Russian

edit

Etymology

edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rodìti.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): [rɐˈdʲitʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

edit

роди́ть (rodítʹimpf or pf (imperfective рожда́ть or рожа́ть, verbal noun рожде́ние)

  1. to give birth
  2. to give rise to
  3. to bear, to yield (of land)

Usage notes

edit
  • The usage of this verb in the imperfective is dated. Modern Russian allows only the use as a perfective.
  • All forms are identical between the perfective and imperfective conjugation, with the exception of родила́ (pf) / роди́ла (impf) and inevitable differences due to the aspect: the perfective has no present participles and uses the present forms of the imperfective for the future.

Conjugation

edit

perfective:

imperfective (dated):

Derived terms

edit
verbs
edit