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