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нести́

verbmotion unidirectional (partner носи́ть)aspect imperfective (partner понести́)often used word (top 900)
  • 1.

    to carry something by hand or on the body

    Я несу воду из колодца. - I am bringing water from the well.

    Unidirectional

  • 2.

    to bear responsibility, burden, or obligation

    Он несёт ответственность за проект. - He bears responsibility for the project.

Motion info

нести́/носи́ть is a verb of motion pair:

 · нести́ is unidirectional → go right now or in a specific single trip.

 · носи́ть is multidirectional → habitual movement, repeated trips, or there-and-back movement.

Directionality and Aspect

идти́/ходи́ть are both imperfective and thus focus on the process. Use the perfective aspect partner instead if you want to describe a completed action (идти́пойти́ and ходи́тьсходи́ть).

When choosing a verb, step 1 is directionality (one trip vs repeated/there and back), then step 2 is aspect (process/result, ongoing/completed).

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
несу́
бу́ду нести́
ты
несёшь
бу́дешь нести́
он/она́/оно́
несёт
бу́дет нести́
мы
несём
бу́дем нести́
вы
несёте
бу́дете нести́
они́
несу́т
бу́дут нести́
Imperative
ты
неси́
вы
неси́те
Past
masculine
нёс
feminine
несла́
neuter
несло́
plural
несли́

Participles

Active present

несу́щий

load-bearing, structural

Active past

нёсший

carrying, bearing, having carried, having borne

Passive present

несо́мый

something which is being done
Passive past

несённый

carried, borne

Gerund present

неся́

while doing (present)
Gerund past

нёсши

while doing (past)

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  • haunter1781 edited translation 2 months ago.
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