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to describe (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 describe |
| ты | you describe |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it describes |
| мы | we describe |
| вы | you (plural) describe |
| они | they describe |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I described |
| ты | you described |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it described |
| мы | we described |
| вы | you (plural) described |
| они | they 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 |
Imperfective 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 (imperfective) |
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 (imperfective) |
Present active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who is performing the action: to describe (imperfective) |
Past active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who was performing the action: to describe (imperfective) |
Simultaneous verbal adverb
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | while performing the action: to describe (imperfective) |
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