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