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to cook, prepare (imperfective)
Stem change · 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 cook |
| ты | you cook |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it cooks |
| мы | we cook |
| вы | you (plural) cook |
| они | they cook |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I cooked |
| ты | you cooked |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it cooked |
| мы | we cooked |
| вы | you (plural) cooked |
| они | they cooked |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will cook |
| ты | you will cook |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will cook |
| мы | we will cook |
| вы | you (plural) will cook |
| они | they will cook |
Imperfective future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will cook |
| ты | you will cook |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will cook |
| мы | we will cook |
| вы | you (plural) will cook |
| они | they will cook |
Requests and wishes
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ты | cook! |
| вы | cook! (plural) |
Let us
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| мы | let us cook, prepare (imperfective) |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I would cook |
| ты | you would cook |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it would cook |
| мы | we would cook |
| вы | you (plural) would cook |
| они | they would cook |
So that / want someone to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | so that I cook |
| ты | so that you cook |
| он / она / оно | so that he/she/it cook |
| мы | so that we cook |
| вы | so that you (plural) cook |
| они | so that they cook |
If … would
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | if I cook |
| ты | if you cook |
| он / она / оно | if he/she/it cook |
| мы | if we cook |
| вы | if you (plural) cook |
| они | if they cook |
Additional forms
Infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | to cook, prepare (imperfective) |
Present active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who is performing the action: to cook, prepare (imperfective) |
Past active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who was performing the action: to cook, prepare (imperfective) |
Simultaneous verbal adverb
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | while performing the action: to cook, prepare (imperfective) |
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