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