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v + acc

to run in

vleta´t;

vlete´t;

v + acc

to fly in

vleza´t;

vlezt;

v + acc

to climb in

vpolza´t;

vpolzti´

v + acc

to crawl in

Rejs priletaét v Lońdon v 18.00.

The flight arrives in London at 18.00.

Rossi´q vyvoźit les na Za´pad.

Russia exports timber to the West.

Maĺ;hiki ube'aĺi ot milicioneŕa.

The boys ran away from the policeman.

Exercise 8

Insert prefixed forms of -bega´t; / -be'a´t;, -leta´t; / -lete´t;.

(-bega´t; / -be'a´t;)

On byśtro . . . iz ko´mnaty. Kogdaón . . . na ostano´vku, avto´bus u'eúwe¨l. Rań;we on ka´'dyj den; . . . 5 kilome´trov. On . . . do

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universite´ta za 10 minu´t. Po doro´ge na rabo´tu on . . . v 2

bibliote´ku. Q xoteĺ s nim pogovori´t;, no on u'e´ . . . On . . . ko 3

mne i stal byśtro govori´t; hto-to. Ne na´do . . . doro´gu v \´tom 4

meśte. On . . . v zal soverweńno rasteŕqnnyj.

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(-leta´t; / -lete´t;)

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Po pq´tnicam samole¨t . . . iz Lońdona v 10 haso´v ve´hera i . . . v 8111

Moskvu´ v 5 utra´. Benziń końhilsq i samole¨t s trudo´m . . . do 9

a\ropoŕta. On peŕvyj . . . vokru´g sve´ta. My priwli´ v a\ropoŕt 10

poźdno, samole¨t u'e´ . . . Ego´ mehta´ – . . . heŕez Atlanti´heskij 1

okeań.

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Exercise 9

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Choose the correct verb from the brackets and use it with the appro-8

priate preposition.

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(priply

´ t; v, otply´t; s, doply´t; do, pereply´t; heŕez,

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uply

´ t;, podply´t; k, proply´t;)

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My opozdaĺi na 5 minu´t, i teploxo´d u'e´ . . . rehno´go vokzaĺa.

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My . . . Tver; rańo u´trom. On s trudo´m . . . beŕega. On peŕvyj 4

. . . Gol;fstri´m. On . . . neśkol;ko kilome´trov i vdrug 5

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pohu´vstvoval sebq´ plo´xo. Lo´dka me´dlenno . . . beŕegu. On . . .

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daleko´ v moŕe.

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Figurative use of verbs of motion

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Not all verbs of motion are used literally. Note the following exam-2

ples of figurative usage:

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provodi´t; / provesti´ vre´mq

to pass time

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vre´mq proletaét

time flies

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vyxodi´t; / vy

´ jti iz kriźisa

to get out of a crisis

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sxodi´t; / sojtiś uma´

to go mad

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prixodi´t; / prijti´ v goĺovu

to come to mind

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proxodi´t; / projti´

to register

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vvodi´t; / vvestiźakoń

to introduce a law

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zavodi´t; / zavesti´ hasy

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to wind up a watch

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nanosi´t; / nanestiú]eŕb

cause damage

perevodi´t; / perevesti´

translate

rasxodi´t;sq / razojtiś;

to split up

razvodi´t;sq / razvestiś;

get a divorce

Some verbs have meanings which are not directly related to movement at all:

proisxodi´t; / proizojti´

to happen

prixodi´t;sq / prijtiś;

to have to

naxodi´t;sq

to be situated

Exercise 10

Insert a suitable prefixed verb of motion used figuratively to complete the sentences.

1 Tru´dno bu´det . . . iz \´togo kriźisa. 2 On tak . . . na svoegoótca´.

3 V pro´wlom godu´ parla´ment . . . no´vyj zakoń. 4 |migraćiq specialiśtov . . . Rossií ogro´mnyj u]eŕb. 5 My tak veśelo proveli´ den;, hto vre´mq byśtro . . . 6 Moi´ hasyóstanoviĺis;.

Na´do ix . . . 7 Kogda´ mu' u´mer, ona´ . . . s umaót goŕq. 8 |tot tur nam o´hen; . . . 9 Naw dom . . . na bereguŕeki´. 10 On . . . vsego´

Di´kkensa na ruśskij qzy´k.

Language points ♦

To'e / Tak'e

Both to´'e and ta´k'e mean ‘also’.

To´'e is more often used when it repeats an existing circumstance: On ustaĺ, i q to´'e.

He is tired and so am I.

Moj brat vrah. Ego´ 'ena´ to´'e.

My brother is a doctor. His wife too.

Ta´k'e should be used in the sense of ‘in addition’, particularly after a, no

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Moj brat biznesmeń, no on ta´k'e muzykańt.