Russian Word of the Day
покупать
po-ku-PAT' • verb (imperfective) — 25th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to buy, to purchase (imperfective)
Examples
- Я обычно покупаю хлеб и молоко.
(I usually buy bread and milk.) - Где ты покупаешь эти книги?
(Where do you buy these books?) - Мы решили покупать билеты заранее.
(We decided to buy the tickets in advance.)
Synonyms
- приобретать
- брать
Покупать is the imperfective verb used for habitual, repeated, or ongoing acts of buying. Use купить (perfective) to refer to a single completed purchase. Common in everyday shopping phrases and questions about where to buy something.
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