russian word

to die, to pass away in Russian: умереть

verbperfectivelevel A1#622 by frequency

every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum

What does умереть mean in Russian?

Его дед умер прошлой зимой в больнице.

His grandfather died last winter in the hospital.

Если не пойдёт дождь, все растения умрут.

If it doesn't rain, all the plants will die.

colloquial

Я чуть не умер со смеху, когда услышал эту историю.

I nearly died laughing when I heard that story.

She thought she would die of fear in the dark forest.

This verb is perfective: a completed one-time result. Its imperfective partner, for ongoing or repeated action, is

умиратьdie, be dying (cease to live)imperfective

Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.

imperative
ты	умри
вы	умрите

past activeумерший

gerund (perfective)умерев

gerund (perfective)умерши