Russian reference

суметь

to manage to, to succeed in (perfective)

Irregular · 6 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

суметь: Past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
яI managed to do something; I have managed to do something
тыyou managed to do something; you have managed to do something
он / она / оноhe/she/it managed to do something; he/she/it has managed to do something
мыwe managed to do something; we have managed to do something
выyou (plural) managed to do something; you (plural) have managed to do something
ониthey managed to do something; they have managed to do something

Future

суметь: Future
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
яI will manage to do something
тыyou will manage to do something
он / она / оноhe/she/it will manage to do something
мыwe will manage to do something
выyou (plural) will manage to do something
ониthey will manage to do something

Perfective future

суметь: Perfective future
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
яI will manage to do something
тыyou will manage to do something
он / она / оноhe/she/it will manage to do something
мыwe will manage to do something
выyou (plural) will manage to do something
ониthey will manage to do something

Requests and wishes

Conditional

суметь: Conditional
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
яI would manage to do something
тыyou would manage to do something
он / она / оноhe/she/it would manage to do something
мыwe would manage to do something
выyou (plural) would manage to do something
ониthey would manage to do something

So that / want someone to

суметь: So that / want someone to
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
яso that I manage to do something
тыso that you manage to do something
он / она / оноso that he/she/it manage to do something
мыso that we manage to do something
выso that you (plural) manage to do something
ониso that they manage to do something

If … would

суметь: If … would
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
яif I manage to do something
тыif you manage to do something
он / она / оноif he/she/it manage to do something
мыif we manage to do something
выif you (plural) manage to do something
ониif they manage to do something

Additional forms

Infinitive

суметь: Infinitive
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
Formto manage to, to succeed in (perfective)

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