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