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убавить

to diminish

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Conjugation of убавить

This verb can also mean the following: shorten, narrow, reduce, lessen.
This verb's imperfective counterpart: убавлять
Я
Ты
Он/она
Мы
Вы
Они
Future tense
убавлю
ubavlju
I will diminish
убавишь
ubavish'
you will diminish
убавит
ubavit
he/she will diminish
убавим
ubavim
we will diminish
убавите
ubavite
you all will diminish
убавят
ubavjat
they will diminish
Perfective Imperative mood
-
убавь
ubav'
diminish
-
-
убавьте
ubav'te
diminish
-
Он
Она
Оно
Они
Perfective Past tense
убавил
ubavil
he diminished
убавила
ubavila
she diminididd
убавило
ubavilo
it diminished
убавили
ubavili
they diminished
Conditional
убавил бы
ubavil by
He would diminish
убавила бы
ubavila by
She would diminish
убавило бы
ubavilo by
It would diminish
убавили бы
ubavili by
They would diminish
Pres. Act.
Past Act.
Pres. Pass.
Past Pass.
Present Adv.
Past Adv.
Participles
убавивший
ubavivšij
one who diminished
убавленный
ubavlennyj
one who was diminished
убавив
ubaviv
while diminishing

Examples of убавить

"Время ничуть не убавило великолепия этого замка".

'Time had in no way diminished the splendours of this castle.'