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