Russian Word of the Day
читать
chi-TAHT' • verb (imperfective) — 20th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to read (to look at and understand written text)
Examples
- Я читаю книгу каждый вечер.
(I read a book every evening.) - Она читает важное сообщение от друга.
(She is reading an important message from a friend.) - Они читают статью о путешествиях.
(They are reading an article about travel.)
Synonyms
- прочитать
- перечитать
Читать is the imperfective verb used for ongoing, repeated or habitual reading. Use прочитать (perfective) to say you read something to completion. Common objects: книгу, газету, письмо, сообщение, инструкцию. Conjugates: я читаю, ты читаешь, он/она читает, мы читаем, вы читаете, они читают.
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