Russian Grammar: Conjugation
Alina
Definition: The act of inflecting, that is, changing the form of, a verb; or the resulting word when a verb is inflected. All verbs in Russian, except for a small number of exceptional verbs, belong to one of verbal classes. Example of Conjugation Verb: ("to eat"- есть- *yestʹ*).
Russian Present Tense
Verb Conjugation in Russian Present Tense | |||
English | Russian | Pronunciation | |
I | я | ем | ya yem |
You | вы | ешь | vy yedite |
He/She/It | он/она/оно | ест | on yest / ona yest / on yest |
We | мы | едим | my yedim |
You | вы | едите | vy yedite |
They | они | едят | oni yedyat |
Example:
- She eats an ice cream.
- она ест мороженое.
- Ona yest morozhenoe*.
Russian Past Tense
Verb Conjugation in Russian Past Tense | |||
English | Russian | Pronunciation | |
Maculine | он | ел | on yel |
Feminine | она | ела | ona yela |
Neuter | оно | ело | ono yelo |
Plural | они | ели | oni yeli |
Example:
- She ate an ice cream.
- она ела мороженое.
- Ona yela morozhenoe.*
Russian Future Tense
Verb Conjugation in Russian Future Tense | |||
English | Russian | Pronunciation | |
I | я | буду есть | budu yest' |
You | вы | будешь есть | budesh' yest' |
He/She/It | он/она/оно | будет есть | on / ona / on budet yest' |
We | мы | будем есть | budem yest' |
You | вы | будете есть | budete yest' |
They | они | будут есть | budut yest' |
Example:
- She will eat an ice cream.
- она будет есть мороженое.
- Ona budet yestʹ morozhenoe.
Russian Conditional
Verb Conjugation in Russian Conditional | |||
English | Russian | Pronunciation | |
Masculine | он | ел бы | yel by |
Feminine | она | ела бы | yela by |
Neuter | оно | ело бы | yelo by |
Plural | они | ели бы | yeli by |
Example:
- She would eat an ice cream.
- она ела бы мороженое.
- Ona yela by morozhenoe. **
Russian Imperative
Verb Conjugation in Russian Imperative | |||
English | Russian | Pronunciation | |
You (Singular) | ты | ешь | yesh' |
You (Plural) | вы | ешьте | yesh'te |
**Example:**
- You eat an ice cream.
- ты ешь мороженое.
- Ty yeshʹ morozhenoe*.