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