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RUSSIAN VERB

подать

to hand in, to apply (one time)

  • Perfective verb

Conjugation

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Past

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

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

How to use подать

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

  1. Past

    Я подала заявление на визу в понедельник.

    I handed in my visa application on Monday.

  2. Future

    Я подам документы в два университета.

    I'll apply to two universities.

  3. Conditional

    Я бы подала суп горячим, а не тёплым.

    I'd serve the soup hot, not lukewarm.

  4. Imperative

    Подай мне, пожалуйста, соль и хлеб.

    Pass me the salt and the bread, please.

Good to know

  • Подать документы, заявление is to hand them in; подать на стол is to serve food; подать руку is to offer a hand. Its table follows дать: подам, подашь.

Where you hear подать

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

Russian · Intermediate Level 2

  • Подайте заявление в окно шесть. Hand in the application at window six.
  • Я подал документы в мае. I handed in the documents in May.
  • Я подам заявление снова. I'll apply again.

Russian · Advanced Level 1

  • Подайте заявление в окно шесть. Hand in the application at window six.
  • Я подал документы в мае. I handed in the documents in May.
  • Я подам заявление снова. I'll apply again.
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Thirty Working Days

Intermediate Level 2 · Даже если откажут, подадите снова.

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Seven Working Days

Advanced Level 1 · Подам не позднее пятницы.

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A Certificate of No Criminal Record

Advanced Level 1 · Подайте завтра, и успеете.

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Levelling the Floor

Advanced Level 2 · В Москве всё наклонено. Подай молоток.

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