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