Понимать / Понять
Russian Conjugated Verbs


Russian verbs conjugated in both aspects in present, past and future tenses.
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Понимать / Понять

understand

 Imperfective AspectPerfective Aspect
 
Englishunderstand
InfinitiveПониматьПонять
 
Present Tense
   1st Person SingularПонимаю 
   2nd Person SingularПонимаешь 
   3rd Person SingularПонимает 
   1st Person PluralПонимаем 
   2nd Person PluralПонимаете 
   3rd Person PluralПонимают 
 
Past Tense
   MasculineПонимал Понял 
   FeminineПонимала Поняла 
   NeuterПонимало Поняло 
   PluralПонимали Поняли 
 
Future Tense
   1st Person SingularБуду Понимать Пойму 
   2nd Person SingularБудешь Понимать Поймёшь 
   3rd Person SingularБудет Понимать Поймёт 
   1st Person PluralБудем Понимать Поймём 
   2nd Person PluralБудете Понимать Поймёте 
   3rd Person PluralБудут Понимать Поймут 
 
Command Form
   InformalПонимай Пойми 
   FormalПонимайте Поймите 
 

Examples

Я вас не понимаю.     I do not understand you.
Вы не поймете этот текст.     You will not understand this text.
Ты понял этот фильм?     Did you understand this movie?
Поймите меня правильно.     Understand me right.
Я не понял, что он сказал.     I did not understand what he said.
Он не может понять, почему в России много пьют.     He can not understand why people in Russia are drinking too much.



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