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RUSSIAN VERB

побеждать

to win, to defeat

  • #402 most used
  • Imperfective verb

Conjugation

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Present

Настоящее время · now and habits: imperfective verbs only

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

Past

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

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

How to use побеждать

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

  1. Present

    Добро в сказках всегда побеждает зло.

    In fairy tales good always defeats evil.

  2. Past

    Наш врач побеждал на соревнованиях по плаванию.

    Our doctor used to win swimming competitions.

  3. Future

    Эта команда будет побеждать ещё много лет.

    This team will keep winning for many years yet.

  4. Conditional

    Я бы побеждала чаще, если бы тренировалась.

    I'd win more often if I trained.

  5. Imperative

    Побеждай страх, а не беги от него.

    Conquer your fear, don't run from it.

Good to know

  • Побеждать кого-то is to beat or defeat someone; it is the imperfective of победить. Выигрывать is for games and money.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: imperfective verb.