Russian reference
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to prepare oneself, to get ready (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 prepare myself |
| ты | you prepare yourself |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it prepares himself/herself |
| мы | we prepare ourselves |
| вы | you (plural) prepare yourselves |
| они | they prepare themselves |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I prepared myself |
| ты | you prepared yourself |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it prepared himself/herself |
| мы | we prepared ourselves |
| вы | you (plural) prepared yourselves |
| они | they prepared themselves |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will prepare myself |
| ты | you will prepare yourself |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will prepare himself/herself |
| мы | we will prepare ourselves |
| вы | you (plural) will prepare yourselves |
| они | they will prepare themselves |
Imperfective future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will prepare myself |
| ты | you will prepare yourself |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will prepare himself/herself |
| мы | we will prepare ourselves |
| вы | you (plural) will prepare yourselves |
| они | they will prepare themselves |
Requests and wishes
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ты | prepare yourself! |
| вы | prepare yourselves! (plural) |
Let us
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| мы | let us prepare themselves, to get ready (imperfective) |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I would prepare myself |
| ты | you would prepare yourself |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it would prepare himself/herself |
| мы | we would prepare ourselves |
| вы | you (plural) would prepare yourselves |
| они | they would prepare themselves |
So that / want someone to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | so that I prepare myself |
| ты | so that you prepare yourself |
| он / она / оно | so that he/she/it prepare himself/herself |
| мы | so that we prepare ourselves |
| вы | so that you (plural) prepare yourselves |
| они | so that they prepare themselves |
If … would
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | if I prepare myself |
| ты | if you prepare yourself |
| он / она / оно | if he/she/it prepare himself/herself |
| мы | if we prepare ourselves |
| вы | if you (plural) prepare yourselves |
| они | if they prepare themselves |
Additional forms
Infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | to prepare themselves, to get ready (imperfective) |
Present active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who is performing the action: to prepare themselves, to get ready (imperfective) |
Past active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who was performing the action: to prepare themselves, to get ready (imperfective) |
Simultaneous verbal adverb
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | while performing the action: to prepare themselves, to get ready (imperfective) |
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