Russian reference
дождаться
to wait until someone or something comes (perfective)
Irregular · 8 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
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I waited for someone to arrive; I have waited for someone to arrive |
| ты | you waited for someone to arrive; you have waited for someone to arrive |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it waited for someone to arrive; he/she/it has waited for someone to arrive |
| мы | we waited for someone to arrive; we have waited for someone to arrive |
| вы | you (plural) waited for someone to arrive; you (plural) have waited for someone to arrive |
| они | they waited for someone to arrive; they have waited for someone to arrive |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will wait for someone to arrive |
| ты | you will wait for someone to arrive |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will wait for someone to arrive |
| мы | we will wait for someone to arrive |
| вы | you (plural) will wait for someone to arrive |
| они | they will wait for someone to arrive |
Perfective future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will wait for someone to arrive |
| ты | you will wait for someone to arrive |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will wait for someone to arrive |
| мы | we will wait for someone to arrive |
| вы | you (plural) will wait for someone to arrive |
| они | they will wait for someone to arrive |
Requests and wishes
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ты | wait for someone to arrive! |
| вы | wait for someone to arrive! (plural) |
Let us
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| мы | let us wait until someone or something comes (perfective) |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I would wait for someone to arrive |
| ты | you would wait for someone to arrive |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it would wait for someone to arrive |
| мы | we would wait for someone to arrive |
| вы | you (plural) would wait for someone to arrive |
| они | they would wait for someone to arrive |
So that / want someone to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | so that I wait for someone to arrive |
| ты | so that you wait for someone to arrive |
| он / она / оно | so that he/she/it wait for someone to arrive |
| мы | so that we wait for someone to arrive |
| вы | so that you (plural) wait for someone to arrive |
| они | so that they wait for someone to arrive |
If … would
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | if I wait for someone to arrive |
| ты | if you wait for someone to arrive |
| он / она / оно | if he/she/it wait for someone to arrive |
| мы | if we wait for someone to arrive |
| вы | if you (plural) wait for someone to arrive |
| они | if they wait for someone to arrive |
Additional forms
Infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | to wait until someone or something comes (perfective) |
Past active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who was performing the action: to wait until someone or something comes (perfective) |
Prior verbal adverb
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | after performing the action: to wait until someone or something comes (perfective) |
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