Russian reference
брать
to take (imperfective)
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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 take |
| ты | you take |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it takes |
| мы | we take |
| вы | you (plural) take |
| они | they take |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I took |
| ты | you took |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it took |
| мы | we took |
| вы | you (plural) took |
| они | they took |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will take |
| ты | you will take |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will take |
| мы | we will take |
| вы | you (plural) will take |
| они | they will take |
Imperfective future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will take |
| ты | you will take |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will take |
| мы | we will take |
| вы | you (plural) will take |
| они | they will take |
Requests and wishes
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ты | take! |
| вы | take! (plural) |
Let us
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| мы | let us take (imperfective) |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I would take |
| ты | you would take |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it would take |
| мы | we would take |
| вы | you (plural) would take |
| они | they would take |
So that / want someone to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | so that I take |
| ты | so that you take |
| он / она / оно | so that he/she/it take |
| мы | so that we take |
| вы | so that you (plural) take |
| они | so that they take |
If … would
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | if I take |
| ты | if you take |
| он / она / оно | if he/she/it take |
| мы | if we take |
| вы | if you (plural) take |
| они | if they take |
Additional forms
Infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | to take (imperfective) |
Present active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who is performing the action: to take (imperfective) |
Past active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who was performing the action: to take (imperfective) |
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