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Top 1,000verb, perfective

измени́ть

[ɪzmʲɪˈnʲitʲ]to change, to alter, to modify, to edit

Frequency rank #587 About 1 in every 6,300 words in Russian film and TV. The top 1,000 words make up 77.5% of everything said.
изменить #587

Meaning

  1. to change, to alter, to modify, to edit
  2. to vary
  3. to betray, to become unfaithful, to cheat on

Examples

Когда́ немно́го погодя́ принесли́ пи́во, стари́к при ви́де буты́лок оживи́лся и ре́зко измени́л свой тон.

When a little later the beer was brought in, the old man seemed to revive at the sight of the bottles and abruptly changed his tone.

Related

  • изменя́ть aspect partner

Forms by frequency

  • измени́тьinfinitive#1,248
  • измени́лmasculine, singular, past#3,931
  • изме́нитsingular, 3rd person, future#4,311
  • измени́лаfeminine, singular, past#5,764
  • измени́лиplural, past#7,614
  • измени́лоneuter, singular, past#10,527
  • изме́нишьsingular, 2nd person, future#18,455
  • изменю́singular, 1st person, future#18,525
  • изме́нимplural, 1st person, future#19,327
  • изме́нятplural, 3rd person, future#23,894
  • изме́нитеplural, 2nd person, future#27,317
  • измени́imperative, singular, 2nd person#33,367
  • измени́вшийpast, participle
  • изменённыйpast, participle

and 2 more forms

Words near #587

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