{"id":12127,"date":"2019-12-24T07:07:30","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T07:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=12127"},"modified":"2019-12-23T17:42:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T17:42:33","slug":"top-10-russian-verbs-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/top-10-russian-verbs-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Russian Verbs \u2014 Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are continuing our list of the most common verbs in Russian. Make sure you read <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/top-10-russian-verbs-part-i\/\">Part I<\/a>, too!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12183\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12183\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12183\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/money-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"dollar and yuan bills\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/money-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/money-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/money-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/money-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/money-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@eprouzet?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Eric Prouzet<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/money?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>6. C\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u2014 to become, to start<\/h2>\n<p>\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c is a perfective verb and refers to the result of becoming something or someone. Think of the game &#8220;\u041a\u0442\u043e \u0445\u043e\u0447\u0435\u0442 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043c\u0438\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0440\u043e\u043c?&#8221; (literal translation, &#8220;Who wants to become a millionaire&#8221;). As such, \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c does not have any present-tense forms. Its imperfective counterpart, which describes the process of becoming, is \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f.<\/p>\n<h3>Past tense<\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-13\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-13 aligncenter\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">masculine<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">feminine<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0430<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">neuter<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043b\u043e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">plural<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0438<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-13 from cache -->\n<ul>\n<li>\u041e\u043d \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043b \u0447\u0430\u0301\u0441\u0442\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0443\u0301\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0301\u043a\u0438 (He began skipping classes often).<\/li>\n<li>\u041c\u044b \u0442\u0430\u043a \u0438 \u043d\u0435 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u0431\u043e\u0433\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044b\u043c\u0438 (We never got rich).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Future tense<\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-14\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-14 aligncenter\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><th class=\"column-2\">singular<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">plural<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1st person<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0443<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0435\u043c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2nd person<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0435\u0448\u044c<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0435\u0442\u0435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3rd person<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0435\u0442<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0443\u0442<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-14 from cache -->\n<ul>\n<li>\u0421\u043a\u043e\u0301\u0440\u043e \u0442\u0435\u0431\u0435\u0301 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0435\u0442 \u043b\u0443\u0301\u0447\u0448\u0435 (You&#8217;ll start feeling better soon; literally &#8220;Soon, to you, it will become better&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>\u0427\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0435\u0437 \u0434\u0435\u0301\u0441\u044f\u0442\u044c \u043b\u0435\u0442 \u044f \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0443 \u0434\u0438\u0440\u0435\u0301\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043c \u0444\u0438\u0440\u043c\u044b (In ten years, I&#8217;ll become the firm&#8217;s director).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>7. \u0425\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0442\u044c \u2014 to want<\/h2>\n<p>\u0425\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0442\u044c is an imperfective verb that refers to wanting something. The corresponding perfective verb is \u0437\u0430\u0445\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0442\u044c.<\/p>\n<h3>Present tense<\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-15\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-15 aligncenter\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><th class=\"column-2\">singular<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">plural<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1st person<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0445\u043e\u0447\u0443\u0301<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u0445\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0301\u043c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2nd person<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0445\u043e\u0301\u0447\u0435\u0448\u044c<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u0445\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3rd person<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0445\u043e\u0301\u0447\u0435\u0442<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u0445\u043e\u0442\u044f\u0301\u0442<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-15 from cache -->\n<p>Note that the present conjugation is irregular, popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7GSmXnYlbVo\">song by Grechka<\/a> notwithstanding. You&#8217;ll see -\u0435- endings and the stress on the root for \u0442\u044b and \u043e\u043d\/\u043e\u043d\u0430\/\u043e\u043d\u043e but -\u0438- endings and stress on the ending for \u043c\u044b and \u0432\u044b.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u042f \u043d\u0435 \u0445\u043e\u0447\u0443\u0301 \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0301\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043e \u0432\u044b\u0445\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0301\u043c (I don&#8217;t want to work weekends).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Past tense<\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-16\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-16 aligncenter\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">masculine<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0445\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0301\u043b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">feminine<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0445\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0301\u043b\u0430<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">neuter<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0445\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0301\u043b\u043e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">plural<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0445\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0301\u043b\u0438<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-16 from cache -->\n<p>In addition to &#8220;wanted to,&#8221; past forms of \u0445\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0442\u044c can refer to &#8220;meant to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u041e\u043d \u043d\u0435 \u0445\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0301\u043b \u0442\u0435\u0431\u044f\u0301 \u043e\u0431\u0438\u0301\u0434\u0435\u0442\u044c (He didn&#8217;t mean to hurt your feelings).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Future tense<\/h3>\n<p>Future tense forms consist of the conjugated future form of \u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c + \u0445\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044c. This usage is pretty rare because it is close to &#8220;will be wanting something.&#8221; It&#8217;s more common to use the perfective counterpart, \u0437\u0430\u0445\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044c, to talk about specific desires in the future.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12184\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12184\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12184\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/walk-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"boy walking by a wall\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/walk-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/walk-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/walk-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/walk-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/walk-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@acharki95?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Aziz Acharki<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>8. \u0418\u0434\u0442\u0438\u0301 \u2014 to go, to walk<\/h2>\n<p>This verb refers to going somewhere on foot. \u0418\u0434\u0442\u0438 is a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/to-boldly-go-russian-verbs-of-motion\/\">verb of motion<\/a>, meaning that there are 2 imperfective forms: \u0438\u0434\u0442\u0438\u0301 for movement in one direction and \u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c for repeated movement or going there and back. One possible perfective counterpart is \u043f\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0438\u0301.<\/p>\n<h3>Present tense<\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-17\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-17 aligncenter\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><th class=\"column-2\">singular<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">plural<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1st person<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0438\u0434\u0443\u0301<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u0438\u0434\u0451\u043c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2nd person<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0438\u0434\u0451\u0448\u044c<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u0438\u0434\u0451\u0442\u0435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3rd person<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0438\u0434\u0451\u0442<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u0438\u0434\u0443\u0301\u0442<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-17 from cache -->\n<ul>\n<li>\u041c\u044b \u0438\u0434\u0451\u043c \u0432 \u043a\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0301 (We&#8217;re going to the cinema \u2014 on this specific occasion).<\/li>\n<li>Compare this to: \u041c\u044b \u0447\u0430\u0301\u0441\u0442\u043e \u0445\u043e\u0301\u0434\u0438\u043c \u0432 \u043a\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0301 (We often go to the cinema).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Past tense<\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-18\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-18 aligncenter\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">masculine<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0448\u0451\u043b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">feminine<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0448\u043b\u0430<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">neuter<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0448\u043b\u043e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">plural<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0448\u043b\u0438<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-18 from cache -->\n<p>Again, this refers to a specific trip or a one-way trip in the past.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u041c\u044b \u0448\u043b\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0301\u0442\u0443 \u0438 \u0432\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0437\u043d\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043c\u043e\u0433\u043e (We were walking to work and ran into an acquaintance).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Future tense<\/h3>\n<p>\u0411\u044b\u0442\u044c (future congujated form) + \u0438\u0434\u0442\u0438\u0301 for an action in progress. Use conjugated forms of \u043f\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0438 for one-time planned trips, like \u0417\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430 \u043c\u044b \u043f\u043e\u0439\u0434\u0451\u043c \u0432 \u043f\u0430\u0440\u043a (We&#8217;ll go to the park tomorrow).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u041f\u0435\u0448\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043c \u0442\u044b \u0431\u0443\u0301\u0434\u0435\u0448\u044c \u0438\u0434\u0442\u0438\u0301 \u0434\u043e \u0440\u044b\u0301\u043d\u043a\u0430 3 \u0447\u0430\u0441\u0430\u0301 (It will take you 3 hours to walk to the market; literally, &#8220;On foot, you will be walking to the market for 3 hours&#8221;).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>9. \u0418\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044c \u2014 to have<\/h2>\n<p>Note that, in most cases, you will use constructions like &#8220;\u0423 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f\u0301 \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c&#8230;&#8221; to say &#8220;I have.&#8221; See the conjugation of the verb \u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c, to be, in <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/top-10-russian-verbs-part-i\/\">Part<\/a> I of this post. However, \u0438\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044c is used in several fixed expressions like \u0438\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u0432\u0438\u0434\u0443\u0301 (to mean) or \u043f\u043e\u043d\u044f\u0301\u0442\u0438\u044f \u043d\u0435 \u0438\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044c (to have no idea). \u0418\u043c\u0435\u0442\u044c is an imperfective verb.<\/p>\n<h3>Present tense<\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-19\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-19 aligncenter\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><th class=\"column-2\">singular<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">plural<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1st person<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0301\u044e<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0435\u043c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2nd person<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0435\u0448\u044c<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0435\u0442\u0435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3rd person<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0435\u0442<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0301\u044e\u0442<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-19 from cache -->\n<ul>\n<li>\u041f\u043e\u043d\u044f\u0301\u0442\u0438\u044f \u043d\u0435 \u0438\u043c\u0435\u0301\u044e, \u043e \u0447\u0451\u043c \u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0301\u0442 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c (I have no idea what the instructor is on about).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Past tense<\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-20\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-20 aligncenter\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">masculine<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0301\u043b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">feminine<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0301\u043b\u0430<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">neuter<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0301\u043b\u043e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">plural<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0301\u043b\u0438<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-20 from cache -->\n<ul>\n<li>\u0427\u0442\u043e \u0432\u044b \u0438\u043c\u0435\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u0432 \u0432\u0438\u0434\u0443\u0301? (What did you mean?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Future tense<\/h3>\n<p>\u0411\u044b\u0442\u044c (future conjugated form) + \u0438\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044c. Note that constructions with \u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c like &#8220;\u0423 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f\u0301 \u0431\u0443\u0301\u0434\u0435\u0442&#8230;&#8221; etc. are much more common.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12186\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12186\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12186\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/glasses-1024x600.jpg\" alt=\"glasses\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/glasses-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/glasses-350x205.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/glasses-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/glasses-1536x900.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/glasses-2048x1200.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@hermez777?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Hermes Rivera<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>10. \u0412\u0438\u0434\u0435\u0442\u044c \u2014 to see<\/h2>\n<p>This is an imperfective verb; its perfective counterpart is \u0443\u0432\u0438\u0301\u0434\u0435\u0442\u044c.<\/p>\n<h3>Present tense<\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-21\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-21 aligncenter\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><th class=\"column-2\">singular<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">plural<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1st person<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0432\u0438\u0301\u0436\u0443<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u0432\u0438\u0301\u0434\u0435\u043c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2nd person<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0432\u0438\u0301\u0434\u0435\u0448\u044c<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u0432\u0438\u0301\u0434\u0435\u0442\u0435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3rd person<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0432\u0438\u0301\u0434\u0435\u0442<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u0432\u0438\u0301\u0434\u044f\u0442<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-21 from cache -->\n<ul>\n<li>\u042f \u043d\u0435 \u0432\u0438\u0301\u0436\u0443, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0301\u0441\u0430\u043d\u043e \u043d\u0430 \u0434\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0435\u0301 (I can&#8217;t see what&#8217;s written on the board).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Past tense<\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-22\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-22 aligncenter\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">masculine<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0432\u0438\u0301\u0434\u0435\u043b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">feminine<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0432\u0438\u0301\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">neuter<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0432\u0438\u0301\u0434\u0435\u043b\u043e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">plural<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u0432\u0438\u0301\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0438<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-22 from cache -->\n<ul>\n<li>\u041c\u044b \u0443\u0436\u0435\u0301 \u0432\u0438\u0301\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0438 \u044d\u0301\u0442\u043e\u0442 \u0444\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043c (We&#8217;ve already seen this film).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Future tense<\/h3>\n<p>\u0411\u044b\u0442\u044c (future congujated form) + \u0432\u0438\u0434\u0435\u0442\u044c<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u041f\u043e\u0301\u0441\u043b\u0435 \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u044f \u0431\u0443\u0301\u0434\u0443 \u043b\u0443\u0301\u0447\u0448\u0435 \u0432\u0438\u0301\u0434\u0435\u0442\u044c (I&#8217;ll be able to see better after the surgery).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So this is it for the top 10 most common verbs in Russian! Knowing their forms will make speaking and understanding Russian much easier for you.<\/p>\n<p>As we near the end of the year, I would like to wish our readers happy holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy (belated) <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hanukkah\">Hanukkah<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yald%C4%81_Night\">Yalda<\/a>, and Happy <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kwanzaa\">Kwanzaa<\/a> and New Year! You can read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/and-its-christmas-time-again\/\">Christmas<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/new-years-celebrations-at-school-and-work\/\">New Year&#8217;s<\/a> traditions on this blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/glasses-350x205.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"glasses\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/glasses-350x205.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/glasses-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/glasses-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/glasses-1536x900.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/glasses-2048x1200.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>We are continuing our list of the most common verbs in Russian. Make sure you read Part I, too! 6. C\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u2014 to become, to start \u0421\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c is a perfective verb and refers to the result of becoming something or someone. Think of the game &#8220;\u041a\u0442\u043e \u0445\u043e\u0447\u0435\u0442 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043c\u0438\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0440\u043e\u043c?&#8221; (literal translation, &#8220;Who wants to become&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/top-10-russian-verbs-part-ii\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":113,"featured_media":12186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[257593,115136,173117],"class_list":["post-12127","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-russian-verb-conjugations","tag-useful-russian-words","tag-verb-conjugations"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/113"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12127"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12189,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12127\/revisions\/12189"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}