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RUSSIAN VERB

молчать

to be quiet, to keep silent

  • #196 most used
  • Imperfective verb

Conjugation

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Present

Настоящее время · now and habits: imperfective verbs only

  1. я I am quiet
  2. ты you are quiet
  3. он, она, оно he/she is quiet
  4. мы we are quiet
  5. вы you all are quiet
  6. они they are quiet

Past

Прошедшее время · by gender and number: он говорил, она говорила

  1. он he was quiet
  2. она she was quiet
  3. оно it was quiet
  4. они they were quiet

Future

Будущее время · “буду” and the infinitive for an imperfective verb; a perfective verb conjugates by itself

  1. я I will be quiet
  2. ты you will be quiet
  3. он, она, оно he/she will be quiet
  4. мы we will be quiet
  5. вы you all will be quiet
  6. они they will be quiet

Conditional

Условное наклонение · “would”: the past and “бы”

  1. он he would be quiet
  2. она she would be quiet
  3. оно it would be quiet
  4. они they would be quiet

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

  1. ты be quiet!
  2. вы be quiet! (formal, or all of you)

How to use молчать

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Почему ты молчишь? Что-то случилось?

    Why are you silent? Did something happen?

  2. Past

    Мы молчали всю дорогу домой.

    We were silent all the way home.

  3. Future

    Я буду молчать, честное слово.

    I'll keep quiet, I promise.

  4. Conditional

    На твоём месте я бы молчал.

    In your place I'd keep quiet.

  5. Imperative

    Молчи и слушай, сейчас будет интересно.

    Be quiet and listen, this is going to be interesting.

Where you hear молчать

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Russian · Beginner Level 3

  • Рыба любит, когда мы молчим. The fish like it when we keep quiet.
  • Я молчал час. I kept quiet for an hour.
  • Я буду молчать. I'll keep quiet.

Russian · Advanced Level 2

  • Рыба любит, когда мы молчим. The fish like it when we keep quiet.
  • Я молчал час. I kept quiet for an hour.
  • Я буду молчать. I'll keep quiet.
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Fishing at Dawn

Beginner Level 3 · молчать · Надо молчать. Говорить не надо.

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A Baby in May

Advanced Level 2 · Восемь недель, и ты молчала?

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Not Bad Is a Medal

Fluency Level 1 · когда я молчу

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A Few Words First

Fluency Level 2 · Сорок минут молчать? Это впервые.

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The Last Run-Through

Fluency Level 3 · Теперь молчи. Это самое трудное.

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