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