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to know about (a subject); to sort out, to deal with (imperfective)
Irregular · 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 know about |
| ты | you know about |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it knows about |
| мы | we know about |
| вы | you (plural) know about |
| они | they know about |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I knew about |
| ты | you knew about |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it knew about |
| мы | we knew about |
| вы | you (plural) knew about |
| они | they knew about |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will know about |
| ты | you will know about |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will know about |
| мы | we will know about |
| вы | you (plural) will know about |
| они | they will know about |
Imperfective future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will know about |
| ты | you will know about |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will know about |
| мы | we will know about |
| вы | you (plural) will know about |
| они | they will know about |
Requests and wishes
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ты | know about! |
| вы | know about! (plural) |
Let us
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| мы | let us know about (a subject); to sort out, to deal with (imperfective) |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I would know about |
| ты | you would know about |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it would know about |
| мы | we would know about |
| вы | you (plural) would know about |
| они | they would know about |
So that / want someone to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | so that I know about |
| ты | so that you know about |
| он / она / оно | so that he/she/it know about |
| мы | so that we know about |
| вы | so that you (plural) know about |
| они | so that they know about |
If … would
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | if I know about |
| ты | if you know about |
| он / она / оно | if he/she/it know about |
| мы | if we know about |
| вы | if you (plural) know about |
| они | if they know about |
Additional forms
Infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | to know about (a subject); to sort out, to deal with (imperfective) |
Present active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who is performing the action: to know about (a subject); to sort out, to deal with (imperfective) |
Past active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who was performing the action: to know about (a subject); to sort out, to deal with (imperfective) |
Simultaneous verbal adverb
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | while performing the action: to know about (a subject); to sort out, to deal with (imperfective) |
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