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