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