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