perepisyvat'sja

[Elena Mikhailik]

At 12:56 PM 25/08/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>SEELANGers,
>
>I don't think I've ever seen, nor have I ever run into a context for, a
>perfective of PEREPISYVAT'SJA.  But it's not on Wade's (2/d edition, pp.
>270-71) list of imperfective-only verbs.  (He doesn't lay claim to
>presenting an exhaustive list, but I'd have thought it would have been
>there.)
>
>Is there such a perfective?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jerry

Dear Jerry,

Yes, there is.  However, as it is often the case in Russian, the perfective
of "Perepisyvat'sja" has nothing to do with the prime meaning of the
imperfective.  "Perepisat'sja" as in "Perepisat'sja na materinskuiu
familiu" - means "to officially re-register onself at some - usually
governmental - office".  "Perepisat'sja" also might refer to copying of
audio or computer materials as in "Kasseta uzhe perepisalas'."

Regards,

Elena Mikhailik
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