How To Conjugate Verbs In Russian
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This is a brief grammar reference to Russian verbal conjugations. Basic grammar information with many examples.
How To Conjugate Verbs In Russian
- 1. How To Conjugate Verbs In Russian Present-Future Tense by Eugenia Vlasova http://properrussian.com
- 2. There are two conjugations in Russian
- 3. The first conjugation is the 亠-conjugation because it has -亠- in most personal endings.
- 4. First Conjugation Endings st st 1 s. () / 1 pl. (仄) 亠仄 2nd s. () 亠 2ndpl. (于) 亠亠 3rd s. (仂仆, 仂仆舒) 亠 3rd pl. (仂仆亳) /ﾑ
- 5. First conjugation example 亳舒 (to read) 亳舒 仄 亳舒亠仄 亳舒亠 于 亳舒亠亠 仂仆/仂仆舒 亳舒亠 仂仆亳 亳舒ﾑ
- 6. The second conjugation is the 亳-conjugation because it has -亳- in most personal endings.
- 7. Second Conjugation Endings 1st singular () / 1st plural (仄) 亳仄 2nd singular () 亳 2ndplural (于) 亳亠 3rd singular (仂仆, 仂仆舒) 亳 3rd plural (仂仆亳) 舒/
- 8. Second conjugation example 弌仂亳 (to build) 仂 仄 仂亳仄 仂亳 于 仂亳亠 仂仆/仂仆舒 仂亳 仂仆亳 仂
- 9. Which verb belongs to which conjugation?
- 10. The following types of verbs belong to the second conjugation:
- 11. All verbs ending with -亳 亠仆亳 (to rate) 于亠亳 (to trust) 亠仆 于亠 亠仆亳 于亠亳 仂仆 亠仆亳 仂仆 于亠亳 仄 亠仆亳仄 仄 于亠亳仄 于 亠仆亳亠 于 于亠亳亠 仂仆亳 亠仆 仂仆亳 于亠
- 12. with the exception of verbs with one letter stem 仗亳 (to drink) 仍亳 (to pour) 仗 仍 仗 仍 仂仆 仗 仂仆 仍 仄 仗仄 仄 仍仄 于 仗亠 于 仍亠 仂仆亳 仗ﾑ 仂仆亳 仍ﾑ
- 13. Many verbs ending with -亠 亠仗亠 (to bear) 亞仂亠 (to burn) 亠仗仍 亞仂 亠仗亳 亞仂亳 仂仆 亠仗亳 仂仆 亞仂亳 仄 亠仗亳仄 仄 亞仂亳仄 于 亠仗亳亠 于 亞仂亳亠 仂仆亳 亠仗 仂仆亳 亞仂
- 14. Few verbs ending with -舒/- 亟舒 (to breathe) 仂 (to stand) 亟 仂 亟亳 仂亳 仂仆 亟亳 仂仆 仂亳 仄 亟亳仄 仄 仂亳仄 于 亟亳亠 于 仂亳亠 仂仆亳 亟舒 仂仆亳 仂
- 15. All other types of verbs belong to the first conjugation, including the following:
- 16. Most verbs ending with -舒/- 仄亠舒 (to dream) 亠仍 (to shoot) 仄亠舒 亠仍 仄亠舒亠 亠仍磳 仂仆 仄亠舒亠 仂仆 亠仍磳 仄 仄亠舒亠仄 仄 亠仍磳仄 于 仄亠舒亠亠 于 亠仍磳亠 仂仆亳 仄亠舒ﾑ 仂仆亳 亠仍ﾑ
- 17. Most verbs ending with -亠 亟亠 (to lose weight) 弍仂仍亠 (to be sick) 亟亠 弍仂仍亠 亟亠亠 弍仂仍亠亠 仂仆 亟亠亠 仂仆 弍仂仍亠亠 仄 亟亠亠仄 仄 弍仂仍亠亠仄 于 亟亠亠亠 于 弍仂仍亠亠亠 仂仆亳 亟亠ﾑ 仂仆亳 弍仂仍亠ﾑ
- 18. All verbs ending with -仂于舒/-亠于舒 亳仂于舒 (to draw) 舒仆亠于舒 (to dance) 亳 舒仆 亳亠 舒仆亠 仂仆 亳亠 仂仆 舒仆亠 仄 亳亠仄 仄 舒仆亠仄 于 亳亠亠 于 舒仆亠亠 仂仆亳 亳ﾑ 仂仆亳 舒仆ﾑ
- 19. Note the regular change in verbal stems: -仂于舒-/ -亠于舒 -- 于仂仂于舒 (to steal) 于仂, 于仂亠
- 20. All verbs ending with -仆 仄亳亞仆 (to blink) 仂仆 (to touch) 仄亳亞仆 仂仆 仄亳亞仆 仂仆亠 仂仆 仄亳亞仆 仂仆 仂仆亠 仄 仄亳亞仆仄 仄 仂仆亠仄 于 仄亳亞仆亠 于 仂仆亠亠 仂仆亳 仄亳亞仆 仂仆亳 仂仆
- 21. All verbs ending with -仂仂/-仂仍仂 从仂仍仂 (to stab) 弍仂仂 (to fight) 从仂仍 弍仂ﾑ 从仂仍亠 弍仂亠 仂仆 从仂仍亠 仂仆 弍仂亠 仄 从仂仍亠仄 仄 弍仂亠仄 于 从仂仍亠亠 于 弍仂亠亠 仂仆亳 从仂仍ﾑ 仂仆亳 弍仂ﾑ
- 22. Note that in reflective verbs - goes after the personal endings.
- 23. All verbs ending with -亳 亳亟亳 (to go) 仆亠亳 (to carry) 亳亟 仆亠 亳亟 仆亠 仂仆 亳亟 仂仆 仆亠 仄 亳亟仄 仄 仆亠仄 于 亳亟亠 于 仆亠亠 仂仆亳 亳亟 仂仆亳 仆亠
- 24. All verbs ending with - 仗亠 (to bake) 亠 (to flow)* 仗亠从 亠从 仗亠 亠 仂仆 仗亠 仂仆 亠 仄 仗亠仄 仄 亠仄 于 仗亠亠 于 亠亠 仂仆亳 仗亠从 仂仆亳 亠从
- 25. *Yes, I know. It is an absurdic, psychodelic example Who would ever say you flow?
- 26. A few verbs ending with -亳 弍亳 (to shave) 亞仆亳 (to rot) 弍亠 亞仆亳 弍亠亠 亞仆亳 仂仆 弍亠亠 仂仆 亞仆亳 仄 弍亠亠仄 仄 亞仆亳仄 于 弍亠亠亠 于 亞仆亳亠 仂仆亳 弍亠ﾑ 仂仆亳 亞仆亳ﾑ
- 27. When conjugate a verb don't forget to check for changes in its stem.
- 28. Good news: many changes are regular!
- 29. Here are some examples of (more or less) regular changes:
- 30. 弍/仗/于//仄 + 仍 in 1st person 仍ﾐ頴狐 (to love) 仍仂于亳 (to catch) 仍ﾐ頴姿 仍仂于仍 仍ﾐ頴狐 仍仂于亳 仂仆 仍ﾐ頴狐 仂仆 仍仂于亳 仄 仍ﾐ頴湖 仄 仍仂于亳仄 于 仍ﾐ頴狐亠 于 仍仂于亳亠 仂仆亳 仍ﾐ英 仂仆亳 仍仂于
- 31. c/亰 /亢 仗亳舒 (to write) 仍亳亰舒 (to lick) 仗亳 仍亳亢 仗亳亠 仍亳亢亠 仂仆 仗亳亠 仂仆 仍亳亢亠 仄 仗亳亠仄 仄 仍亳亢亠仄 于 仗亳亠亠 于 仍亳亢亠亠 仂仆亳 仗亳 仂仆亳 仍亳亢
- 32. /从 仗舒 (to hide) 仗仍舒从舒 (to cry) 仗 仗仍舒 仗亠 仗仍舒亠 仂仆 仗亠 仂仆 仗仍舒亠 仄 仗亠仄 仄 仗仍舒亠仄 于 仗亠亠 于 仗仍舒亠亠 仂仆亳 仗 仂仆亳 仗仍舒
- 33. 仄舒舒 (to wave) 仗舒舒 (to plow) 仄舒 仗舒 仄舒亠 仗舒亠 仂仆 仄舒亠 仂仆 仗舒亠 仄 仄舒亠仄 仄 仗舒亠仄 于 仄舒亠亠 于 仗舒亠亠 仂仆亳 仄舒 仂仆亳 仗舒
- 34. There are also many other changes in verbal stems that you have to memorize.
- 35. Some Other Changes 弍舒 (to take) 亰于舒 (to call) 弍亠 亰仂于 弍亠 亰仂于 仂仆 弍亠 仂仆 亰仂于 仄 弍亠仄 仄 亰仂于仄 于 弍亠亠 于 亰仂于亠 仂仆亳 弍亠 仂仆亳 亰仂于
- 36. Some Other Changes 仄 (to wash) 亠 (to sit) 仄仂 磲 仄仂亠 磲亠 仂仆 仄仂亠 仂仆 磲亠 仄 仄仂亠仄 仄 磲亠仄 于 仄仂亠亠 于 磲亠亠 仂仆亳 仄仂ﾑ 仂仆亳 磲
- 37. Some Other Changes 仍亠 (to lie down) 于舒 (to stand up) 仍磪 于舒仆 仍礀亠 于舒仆亠 仂仆 仍礀亠 仂仆 于舒仆亠 仄 仍礀亠仄 仄 于舒仆亠仄 于 仍礀亠亠 于 于舒仆亠亠 仂仆亳 仍磪 仂仆亳 于舒仆
- 38. And many more
- 39. How to conjugate a verb in Russian For personal endings, check which conjugation a verb belongs to.
- 40. How to conjugate a verb in Russian For any possible changes in a stem, check vocabulary for the forms of 1st singular and 3rd singular
- 41. Is it possible to memorize all the paradigms and changes?
- 42. Yes!
- 43. Simply listen to songs in Russian, watch Russian movies, read Russian books,
- 44. ... and you'll succeed!
- 45. Thank you For more information, visit http://properrussian.com