же́чь

verbRussian12 forms2 examples

imperfective aspect — pair: поже́чь

Français
brûler / faire (un feu)
English
to burn / to set fire

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Conjugation

Present
1 sg (I)жгу́
2 sg (you)жжёшь
3 sg (he/she)жжёт
1 pl (we)жжём
2 pl (you)жжёте
3 pl (they)жгу́т
Past
Masculineжёг
Feminineжгла́
Neuterжгло́
Pluralжгли́
Imperative
Singular (you)жёгши
Plural (you all)жги́те

Examples in context

  • Чтобы помочь Коляде победить и отогнать злых духов, люди жгли на улицах костры, пели и плясали вокруг них.
  • В кино меня убивали, жгли, сбрасывали с поезда.
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