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The dictionary 5000 Russian Words and The Russian Dictionary Tree use the labels Pf-awhile and Pf-begin for two of most common kinds of action-type Perfectives; they are illustrated below with the prefixes по- and за-, respectively.
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Note that in some cases по- functions both as the normal Perfective and as the action-type Perfective, so that a sentence like Ћн пошёл в библиотљку can be translated as either 'He went to the library' or 'He set out for the library'.
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Compare also the Perfective in Ї ужљ поговорќл с нќм об ітом 'I already had a talk with him about that' vs. the Pf-awhile action type Ћн поговорќл о погћде и ушёл 'He talked a little bit about the weather and left'.
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Simple verb
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Normal Pf. partner
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Action-type Pf.
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читђть
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прочитђть
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почитђть
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read a little bit, read awhile
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љсть
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съљсть
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пољсть
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have a bite to eat
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игрђть
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сыгрђть
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поигрђть
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play awhile
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спђть
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поспђть
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sleep a little, take a nap
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гулїть
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погулїть
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take a little stroll
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сидљть
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посидљть
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sit awhile
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стоїть
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постоїть
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stand awhile
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лежђть
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полежђть
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lie down awhile
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идтќ
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пойтќ
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пойтќ
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set out
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говорќть
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поговорќть
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поговорќть
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talk a bit, have a chat
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заговорќть
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start talking
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курќть
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закурќть
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start smoking
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плђкать
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заплђкать
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begin to cry, burst out crying
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смеїться
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засмеїться
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start laughing, burst out laughing
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хотљть
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захотљть
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want, get the desire for
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