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to describe (perfective)
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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
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I described; I have described |
| ты | you described; you have described |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it described; he/she/it has described |
| мы | we described; we have described |
| вы | you (plural) described; you (plural) have described |
| они | they described; they have described |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will describe |
| ты | you will describe |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will describe |
| мы | we will describe |
| вы | you (plural) will describe |
| они | they will describe |
Perfective future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will describe |
| ты | you will describe |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will describe |
| мы | we will describe |
| вы | you (plural) will describe |
| они | they will describe |
Requests and wishes
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ты | describe! |
| вы | describe! (plural) |
Let us
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| мы | let us describe (perfective) |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I would describe |
| ты | you would describe |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it would describe |
| мы | we would describe |
| вы | you (plural) would describe |
| они | they would describe |
So that / want someone to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | so that I describe |
| ты | so that you describe |
| он / она / оно | so that he/she/it describe |
| мы | so that we describe |
| вы | so that you (plural) describe |
| они | so that they describe |
If … would
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | if I describe |
| ты | if you describe |
| он / она / оно | if he/she/it describe |
| мы | if we describe |
| вы | if you (plural) describe |
| они | if they describe |
Additional forms
Infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | to describe (perfective) |
Past active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who was performing the action: to describe (perfective) |
Prior verbal adverb
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | after performing the action: to describe (perfective) |
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