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