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Imperfect Indefinite/Definite?

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Jemascola Just Starting Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 6 Location: США	Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 2:51 am    Post subject: Imperfect Indefinite/Definite? Здравствуйте, I understand that the imperfect form is generally used for background information, habitual things, etc., but I am a little unclear as to the difference between the imperfect indefinite and the imperfect definite. Here's a page with several conjugations for a verb, including the two imperfect forms: http://www.russianlessons.net/verbs/verbs.php?verb=31 Could someone please explain the difference between these two imperfect forms? Спасибо, Joey
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vox16 Just Starting Joined: 14 Apr 2010 Posts: 5	Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:16 pm    Post subject: Re: Imperfect Indefinite/Definite? Jemascola wrote: http://www.russianlessons.net/verbs/verbs.php?verb=31 Could someone please explain the difference between these two imperfect forms? Спасибо, Joey Some explanations are given on the same site ()/grammar/verbs_motion.php (Водит, Ведёт) In the first one one there is no defined target, like in classical one "God left them to wander for 40 years, and for 40 years Moses led..." that translates to something like "Долго Моисей водил по пустыне народ свой." The second one has a defined target, or defined outcome "непонимание основных законов бильярдной игры ведет к проигрышу" "Если паровоз ведет товарный поезд..."
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