лечь

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *leťi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [lʲet͡ɕ]
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Verb

лечь • (lečʹ) pf (imperfective ложи́ться)

  1. to lie down
    лечь костьми́ (idiomatic) ― lečʹ kostʹmí ― to fall in battle, to do one's damnedest, to go all out
    лечь на со́весть ― lečʹ na sóvestʹ ― to weigh on one's conscience
    лечь в дрейф (idiomatic, nautical) ― lečʹ v drejf ― to lie to, to heave to
    лечь в осно́ву ― lečʹ v osnóvu ― to underlie
    лечь в больни́цу ― lečʹ v bolʹnícu ― to go to hospital (to be hospitalised)
    лечь спать ― lečʹ spatʹ ― to go to bed
  2. (snow etc.) to fall, to cover

Conjugation
Conjugation of ле́чь (class 8a/b perfective intransitive)
Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
△ Irregular.
perfective aspect
infinitive ле́чь
léčʹ
participles present tense past tense
active —лёгший
ljógšij
passive ——
adverbial —лёгши
ljógši
present tense future tense
1st singular (я) —ля́гу△
ljágu△
2nd singular (ты) —ля́жешь△
ljážešʹ△
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) —ля́жет△
ljážet△
1st plural (мы) —ля́жем△
ljážem△
2nd plural (вы) —ля́жете△
ljážete△
3rd plural (они́) —ля́гут△
ljágut△
imperative singular plural
ля́г△
ljág△		ля́гте△
ljágte△
past tense singular plural
(мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он) лёг
ljóg		легли́
leglí
feminine (я/ты/она́) легла́
leglá
neuter (оно́) легло́
legló

Derived terms

imperfective

perfective

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