russian word
to lead, guide in Russian: вести
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
Мать ведёт ребёнка за руку через дорогу. The mother is leading the child by the hand across the street.
Отец ведёт дочь в парк. The father is leading his daughter to the park.
Смотри в окно: мама ведёт сына в школу. Look out the window: Mom is walking her son to school.
Завтра бабушка ведёт внука к врачу. Tomorrow Grandma is taking her grandson to the doctor.
Он впервые сам ведёт машину по городу. He is driving the car through the city by himself for the first time.
Когда я веду машину в дождь, я всегда еду медленнее. When I drive a car in the rain, I always drive more slowly.
Наша компания давно ведёт переговоры с этой фирмой. Our company has long been conducting negotiations with this firm.
Учитель ведёт урок в соседнем классе. The teacher is conducting a lesson in the next classroom.
Aspect pair
This verb is imperfective: ongoing or repeated action. Its perfective partner, for a completed one-time result, is
Conjugation of вести
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.
| present | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| я / мы | веду | ведём |
| ты / вы | ведёшь | ведёте |
| он / они | ведёт | ведут |
| past | |
|---|---|
| masc | вёл |
| fem | вела |
| neut | вело |
| plural | вели |
| imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | веди |
| вы | ведите |