свести

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsvɛsti]

Verb

свести • (svesti) third-singular presentpf (imperfective свестува)

  1. (transitive) to wake an unconscious person

Conjugation

Conjugation of свести (perfective, present in )
l-participles imperfect aorist non-finite forms
masculine свестел (svestel) свестил (svestil) adjectival participle свестен (svesten)
feminine свестела (svestela) свестила (svestila) adverbial participle
neuter свестело (svestelo) свестило (svestilo) verbal noun
plural свестеле (svestele) свестиле (svestile) perfect participle свестено (svesteno)
finite forms present imperfect aorist imperative
1st singular свестам (svestam) свестев (svestev) свестив (svestiv)
2nd singular свестиш (svestiš) свестеше (svesteše) свести (svesti) свести (svesti)
3rd singular свести (svesti) свестеше (svesteše) свести (svesti)
1st plural свестиме (svestime) свестевме (svestevme) свестивме (svestivme)
2nd plural свестите (svestite) свестевте (svestevte) свестивте (svestivte) свестете (svestete)
3rd plural свестат (svestat) свестеа (svestea) свестија (svestija)
compound tenses
perfect сум свестил (sum svestil) present of сум (except in the 3rd person) +
aorist l-participle
има-perfect имам свестено (imam svesteno) present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect бев свестил (bev svestil) imperfect of сум + aorist l-participle
има-pluperfect имав свестено (imav svesteno) imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported сум имал свестено (sum imal svesteno) perfect of има + perfect participle
future ќе свестам (ḱe svestam) ќе + present
има-future ќе имам свестено (ḱe imam svesteno) future of има + perfect participle
future in the past ќе свестев (ḱe svestev) ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past ќе имав свестено (ḱe imav svesteno) future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported ќе сум свестел (ḱe sum svestel) ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported ќе сум имал свестено (ḱe sum imal svesteno) future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional би свестил (bi svestil) би + aorist l-participle
има-conditional би имал свестено (bi imal svesteno) conditional of има + perfect participle

Russian

Etymology

с- (s-) +‎ вести́ (vestí)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [svʲɪˈsʲtʲi]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophones: свезти́ (sveztí), свисти́ (svistí)

Verb

свести́ • (svestípf (imperfective своди́ть)

  1. to lead, to take (from somewhere)
    глаз не свести́ с кого́-либоglaz ne svestí s kovó-libonot to take one's eyes off someone
    свести́ кого́-либо в моги́луsvestí kovó-libo v mogíluto bring someone to his grave
    свести́ с ума́svestí s umáto drive crazy (literally, “to lead from (one's) mind”)
  2. to bring together, to throw together
    свести́ концы́ с конца́миsvestí koncý s koncámito make both ends meet (literally, “to bring together ends with ends”)
    свести́ дру́жбу с ке́м-либоsvestí drúžbu s kém-liboto make friends with someone (literally, “to bring together friendship with someone”)
  3. to reduce (to), to bring (to)
    свести́ счёты с ке́м-либоsvestí sčóty s kém-liboto settle a score with someone, to square accounts with someone
    свести́ разгово́р на что́-либоsvestí razgovór na štó-liboto lead the conversation to something
    свести́ на нет, свести́ к нулю́svestí na net, svestí k nuljúto bring to nothing, to reduce to zero, to cancel, to invalidate
    свести́ к шу́ткеsvestí k šútketo turn into a joke
  4. to remove
  5. to trace (a picture)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʋêsti/
  • Hyphenation: све‧сти

Verb

све̏сти pf (Latin spelling svȅsti)

  1. (transitive) to drive (down), haul (transport something by driving)
Conjugation
Conjugation of свести
infinitive свести
present verbal adverb
past verbal adverb све̏за̄вши
verbal noun
singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present свезем свезеш свезе свеземо свезете свезу
future future I свест ћу1
свешћу
свест ћеш1
свешћеш
свест ће1
свешће
свест ћемо1
свешћемо
свест ћете1
свешћете
свест ћē1
свешће
future II бу̏де̄м свео2 бу̏де̄ш свео2 бу̏де̄ свео2 бу̏де̄мо свели2 бу̏де̄те свели2 бу̏дӯ свели2
past perfect свео сам2 свео си2 свео је2 свели смо2 свели сте2 свели су2
pluperfect3 би̏о сам свео2 би̏о си свео2 би̏о је свео2 би́ли смо свели2 би́ли сте свели2 би́ли су свели2
aorist свезох свезе свезе свезосмо свезосте свезоше
conditional conditional I свео бих2 свео би2 свео би2 свели бисмо2 свели бисте2 свели би2
conditional II4 би̏о бих свео2 би̏о би свео2 би̏о би свео2 би́ли бисмо свели2 би́ли бисте свели2 би́ли би свели2
imperative свези свезимо свезите
active past participle свео m / свела f / свело n свели m / свеле f / свела n
passive past participle свезен m / свезена f / свезено n свезени m / свезене f / свезена n

1   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic.
2   For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively.
3   Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
4   Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
  *Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.

  • сво̀зити impf

Further reading

  • свести”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʋêsti/
  • Hyphenation: све‧сти

Verb

све̏сти pf (Latin spelling svȅsti)

  1. (transitive) to reduce
  2. (reflexive) to boil down
Conjugation
Conjugation of свести
infinitive свести
present verbal adverb
past verbal adverb све̑вши
verbal noun
singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present сведем сведеш сведе сведемо сведете сведу
future future I свест ћу1
свешћу
свест ћеш1
свешћеш
свест ће1
свешће
свест ћемо1
свешћемо
свест ћете1
свешћете
свест ћē1
свешће
future II бу̏де̄м свео2 бу̏де̄ш свео2 бу̏де̄ свео2 бу̏де̄мо свели2 бу̏де̄те свели2 бу̏дӯ свели2
past perfect свео сам2 свео си2 свео је2 свели смо2 свели сте2 свели су2
pluperfect3 би̏о сам свео2 би̏о си свео2 би̏о је свео2 би́ли смо свели2 би́ли сте свели2 би́ли су свели2
aorist сведох сведе сведе сведосмо сведосте сведоше
conditional conditional I свео бих2 свео би2 свео би2 свели бисмо2 свели бисте2 свели би2
conditional II4 би̏о бих свео2 би̏о би свео2 би̏о би свео2 би́ли бисмо свели2 би́ли бисте свели2 би́ли би свели2
imperative сведи сведимо сведите
active past participle свео m / свела f / свело n свели m / свеле f / свела n
passive past participle сведен m / сведена f / сведено n сведени m / сведене f / сведена n

1   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic.
2   For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively.
3   Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
4   Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
  *Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.

Further reading

  • свести”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  • свести”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025