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RUSSIAN VERB

называться

to be called (of a thing or a place)

  • Reflexive verb

Conjugation

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Present

Настоящее время · now and habits: imperfective verbs only

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

Past

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

How to use называться

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

  1. Present

    Как называется эта улица, не знаете?

    What's this street called, do you know?

  2. Past

    Раньше это кафе называлось по-другому.

    This café used to have a different name.

  3. Future

    Новый клуб будет называться просто «Арбат».

    The new club will simply be called "Arbat".

  4. Conditional

    Как бы называлась твоя книга?

    What would your book be called?

Good to know

  • A thing or a place называется; a person зовут: меня зовут Сэм.

Where you hear называться

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Russian · Beginner Level 3

  • Река называется Клязьма. The river is called the Klyazma.
  • Раньше улица называлась иначе. The street used to be called something else.
  • Клуб будет называться по-другому. The club will be called something different.

Russian · Fluency Level 1

  • Река называется Клязьма. The river is called the Klyazma.
  • Раньше улица называлась иначе. The street used to be called something else.
  • Клуб будет называться по-другому. The club will be called something different.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: reflexive verb.