aspect: change in reflexivity

💡 Grammar Rule

Reflexive Imperfectives with Non-Reflexive Perfective Partners In Russian, we usually expect aspectual pairs to match in their reflexivity—if...

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We always sit in the first row.

Мы всегда садимся в первом ряду.

My vsegda sadimsya v pervom ryadu.

Please, sit down in that free chair.

Пожалуйста, сядьте на тот свободный стул.

Pozhaluysta, syad’te na tot svobodnyy stul.

I usually lie down very late on weekends.

Я обычно ложусь очень поздно по выходным.

Ya obychno lozhus’ ochen’ pozdno po vykhodnym.

My head started hurting and I lay down for a while.

У меня разболелась голова, и я лёг ненадолго.

U menya razbolelas’ golova, i ya lyog nenadolgo.

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