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RUSSIAN VERB

отменить

to cancel (once)

  • Perfective verb

Conjugation

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Past

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

  1. он he canceled
  2. она she canceled
  3. оно it canceled
  4. они they canceled

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

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

How to use отменить

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

  1. Past

    Наш рейс отменили из-за сильного тумана.

    Our flight was cancelled because of thick fog.

  2. Future

    Я отменю встречу и приеду к тебе.

    I'll cancel the meeting and come to you.

  3. Conditional

    Я бы отменила заказ, пока не поздно.

    I'd cancel the order while there's still time.

  4. Imperative

    Отмени бронь, мы остаёмся дома.

    Cancel the booking, we're staying home.

Good to know

  • Отменить рейс, встречу, заказ is to cancel them. Отменять is the imperfective.

Where you hear отменить

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

Russian · Intermediate Level 1

  • Отмени завтрашнюю сессию. Cancel tomorrow's session.
  • Клиент отменил. The client cancelled.
  • Если пульт не работает, мы отменим запись. If the desk doesn't work, we'll cancel the recording.
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What Happened?

Intermediate Level 1 · Клиент отменил. Вдруг всё сломалось сразу.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: perfective verb.