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