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