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Lesson 8 of 10

Secondary imperfectivisation

Recognise an imperfective derived from a prefixed perfective lexical meaning.

Prefixed perfectives can form secondary imperfectives such as подписать/подписывать and переписать/переписывать, with possible stem and stress changes.

  • The prefix meaning remains.
  • Process and repetition become available.
  • Suffixation, stress, and alternation must be verified.
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What is the source secondary imperfective of переписать?

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