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to be on time/successful успеть
How to say “to be on time/successful” in Russian? “Успеть”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “успеть” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to be on time/successful in Russian like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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– Tips to remember the Russian word успеть:
Imagine someone rushing to a meeting and 'speeding' to get there. The sound "усп" can be associated with "speed," and this can help you remember успеть means to be on time or to succeed.

– Explanations:
успеть is an infinitive verb in Russian which translates to "to be on time" or "to manage to do something successfully."

– Other words that mean the same thing:
– достигать (dostigat') – to achieve
– справляться (spravlyat'sya) – to cope
– завершить (zaver') – to complete

– Conjugations:

Past Tense:
– Я успел. (Ya uspél.) – I succeeded. (masculine)
– Я успела. (Ya uspéla.) – I succeeded. (feminine)
– Ты успел/успела. (Ty uspél/uspéla.) – You succeeded. (masc./fem.)
– Он успел. (On uspél.) – He succeeded.
– Она успела. (Ona uspéla.) – She succeeded.
– Мы успели. (My uspéli.) – We succeeded.
– Вы успели. (Vy uspéli.) – You succeeded. (plural or formal)
– Они успели. (Oni uspéli.) – They succeeded.

Present Tense:
Since успеть is a perfective verb, it does not have a present tense. Instead, the imperfective counterpart успевать (uspevat') is used for ongoing actions:
– Я успеваю. (Ya uspева́yu.) – I am managing.
– Ты успеваешь. (Ty uspeва́esh'.) – You are managing.
– Он/она успевает. (On/ona uspeва́et.) – He/She is managing.
– Мы успеваем. (My uspeва́em.) – We are managing.
– Вы успеваете. (Vy uspeва́ete.) – You are managing.
– Они успевают. (Oni uspeва́yut.) – They are managing.

Future Tense:
– Я успею. (Ya uspéyu.) – I will succeed.
– Ты успеешь. (Ty uspéesh'.) – You will succeed.
– Он/она успеет. (On/ona uspéet.) – He/She will succeed.
– Мы успеем. (My uspéem.) – We will succeed.
– Вы успеете. (Vy uspéete.) – You will succeed.
– Они успеют. (Oni uspéyut.) – They will succeed.

– Examples of sentences using успеть:
– Я успел на поезд. (Ya uspél na poezd.) – I caught the train on time. (masculine)
– Она успела закончить работу вовремя. (Ona uspéla zakónchit' rabótu vóvremya.) – She managed to finish the work on time.
– Мы успеем сделать это до конца дня. (My uspéem sdélat' éto do koncá dnya.) – We will manage to do this by the end of the day.
– Ты успеешь к началу фильма. (Ty uspéesh' k nachálu fíl'ma.) – You will be on time for the start of the movie.
– Они успели купить билеты. (Oni uspéli kupít' biléty.) – They managed to buy the tickets.

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