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Verbs
Like English, there are various conjugations of verbs to express past, present and future. Gerund forms of verbs (-ing ending) does not exist in Russian- the present tense is used.
There are two conjugations of verbs. The first is for verbs that have а, я, e, ова,ну before the verb ends in -ть. The second is for verbs that have è before the verb ends in -ть.
Nominative case
pronouns used
as subject of sentence
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Accusitive case
pronouns used
as object of sentence |
1st Conjugation |
2nd Conjugation |
Я (ya)
(I) |
Меня ( manya)
(me) |
-у / -ю |
-у / -ю |
Ты (tee)
(you informal) |
Тебя (tebya)
(you informal) |
-ешь |
-ишь |
Он (oon)
(he, it)
Она (oona)
(she, it) |
Его (yevo) -
(him)
Её (yeuo)
(her) |
-ет |
-ит |
Мы (miee)
(we) |
Нас (naas)
(us) |
-ем |
-им |
Вы (viee)
(you formal, or plural) |
Вас (vaass)
(you- formal, or plural) |
-ете |
-ите |
Они (onee)
(they) |
Их (eeh)
(them) |
-ут / -ют |
-ат / -ят |
For example:
First Conjugation
Я работаю (Ya rabootau) => I work
Ты работаешь (Tee Rabootaesh) => You work
Он, Она, Оно работает (On, ona, ono rabootaet) => He, She, It works.
Мы работаем (Mee Rabootaem) => We work
Вы работаете (Vee rabootaete) => You work.
Они работают (Onee Rabootauyt) => They work.
Second Conjugation
говорить ( Goovoreet) => To speak. (infinitive)
Я говорю ( Ya govoru) => I speak.
Ты говоришь ( Tee govoreesh) => You speak.
Он, Она, Оно говорит ( Oon, Ona, Ono govoreet) => He, She, It Speaks.
Мы говорим ( Mee govoreem) => We speak.
Вы говорите ( Vee govoreete) => You speak.
Они говорят ( Onee govoryat) => They speak.
читать (to read -1st conj.) => Ты читаeшь, Он читаeт, Мы читаeм, Вы читаeтe, Они читayr
верить (to believe -2nd conj.) => Ты веришь, Он верит, Мы верим, Вы веритe, Они вериyr
Past tense verbs end with л:
читать => читал
верить => верил
Verbs also change past tense for singular feminine, neutral, and plural (all genders) by having a suffix placed after the л:
singular feminine +a
singular neutral +o
plural +и
Commands
Use the present tense to form commands.
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