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