Russian reference
пожать
to shake someone's hand
Irregular · 8 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
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I shook someone's hand; I have shaken someone's hand |
| ты | you shook someone's hand; you have shaken someone's hand |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it shook someone's hand; he/she/it has shaken someone's hand |
| мы | we shook someone's hand; we have shaken someone's hand |
| вы | you (plural) shook someone's hand; you (plural) have shaken someone's hand |
| они | they shook someone's hand; they have shaken someone's hand |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will shake someone's hand |
| ты | you will shake someone's hand |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will shake someone's hand |
| мы | we will shake someone's hand |
| вы | you (plural) will shake someone's hand |
| они | they will shake someone's hand |
Perfective future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will shake someone's hand |
| ты | you will shake someone's hand |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will shake someone's hand |
| мы | we will shake someone's hand |
| вы | you (plural) will shake someone's hand |
| они | they will shake someone's hand |
Requests and wishes
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ты | shake someone's hand! |
| вы | shake someone's hand! (plural) |
Let us
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| мы | let us shake somesomeone’s hand |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I would shake someone's hand |
| ты | you would shake someone's hand |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it would shake someone's hand |
| мы | we would shake someone's hand |
| вы | you (plural) would shake someone's hand |
| они | they would shake someone's hand |
So that / want someone to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | so that I shake someone's hand |
| ты | so that you shake someone's hand |
| он / она / оно | so that he/she/it shake someone's hand |
| мы | so that we shake someone's hand |
| вы | so that you (plural) shake someone's hand |
| они | so that they shake someone's hand |
If … would
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | if I shake someone's hand |
| ты | if you shake someone's hand |
| он / она / оно | if he/she/it shake someone's hand |
| мы | if we shake someone's hand |
| вы | if you (plural) shake someone's hand |
| они | if they shake someone's hand |
Additional forms
Infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | to shake somesomeone’s hand |
Past active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who was performing the action: to shake somesomeone’s hand |
Prior verbal adverb
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | after performing the action: to shake somesomeone’s hand |
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