russian word
to determine, ascertain, find out in Russian: определить
verbperfectivelevel B2#989 by frequency
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
Врач быстро определил причину боли. The doctor quickly determined the cause of the pain.
По звёздам моряки определили своё положение. By the stars the sailors determined their position.
Учитель попросил нас определить значение этого слова. The teacher asked us to define the meaning of this word.
Трудно чётко определить понятие свободы. It is hard to clearly define the concept of freedom.
What does определить mean in Russian?
01
to determine, ascertain, find out (a fact, value, or location)
Aspect pair
This verb is perfective: a completed one-time result. Its imperfective partner, for ongoing or repeated action, is
определятьto determine, identifyimperfective
Conjugation of определить
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.
| future | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| я / мы | определю | определим |
| ты / вы | определишь | определите |
| он / они | определит | определят |
| past | |
|---|---|
| masc | определил |
| fem | определила |
| neut | определило |
| plural | определили |
| imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | определи |
| вы | определите |
Participles and gerunds
past activeопределивший
past passiveопределённый
gerund (perfective)определив
gerund (perfective)определивши
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- ясноit's clear / I see / understood (as a response or predicative)#985
- практикаpractice (as opposed to theory); real-world application#986
- нестиto carry (in one's hands or on foot, taking something somewhere)#988
- проведениеholding, carrying out (of an event)#990
- карманpocket#991
- любимыйfavourite, most-liked#992