choice of perfectives
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take the verb дорожать. my dictionary says the perfective form is вздорожать. but elsewhere in the same dictionary it has the word подорожать, with a perfective meaning.
i understand that the prefix по– often means 'a little bit'. but is that what's happening in this case? i can find any number of verbs with several perfective forms. can i get away with any perfective form at any one time? or are there prescribed instances for certain occasions. if so, how do i work out which one to use?
thanks.
i understand that the prefix по– often means 'a little bit'. but is that what's happening in this case? i can find any number of verbs with several perfective forms. can i get away with any perfective form at any one time? or are there prescribed instances for certain occasions. if so, how do i work out which one to use?
thanks.