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