Russian reference
болтать
to chat; to make conversation (imperfective)
Regular · 9 form tables
Includes aspect specific future forms, requests and conditional constructions. Stress marks are retained. Participles and verbal adverbs appear separately; a missing form is not supplied by this reference.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I chat |
| ты | you chat |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it chats |
| мы | we chat |
| вы | you (plural) chat |
| они | they chat |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I chatted |
| ты | you chatted |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it chatted |
| мы | we chatted |
| вы | you (plural) chatted |
| они | they chatted |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will chat |
| ты | you will chat |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will chat |
| мы | we will chat |
| вы | you (plural) will chat |
| они | they will chat |
Imperfective future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will chat |
| ты | you will chat |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will chat |
| мы | we will chat |
| вы | you (plural) will chat |
| они | they will chat |
Requests and wishes
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ты | chat! |
| вы | chat! (plural) |
Let us
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| мы | let us chat; to make conversation (imperfective) |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I would chat |
| ты | you would chat |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it would chat |
| мы | we would chat |
| вы | you (plural) would chat |
| они | they would chat |
So that / want someone to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | so that I chat |
| ты | so that you chat |
| он / она / оно | so that he/she/it chat |
| мы | so that we chat |
| вы | so that you (plural) chat |
| они | so that they chat |
If … would
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | if I chat |
| ты | if you chat |
| он / она / оно | if he/she/it chat |
| мы | if we chat |
| вы | if you (plural) chat |
| они | if they chat |
Additional forms
Infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | to chat; to make conversation (imperfective) |
Present active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who is performing the action: to chat; to make conversation (imperfective) |
Past active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who was performing the action: to chat; to make conversation (imperfective) |
Simultaneous verbal adverb
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | while performing the action: to chat; to make conversation (imperfective) |
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