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RUSSIAN VERB

подержать

to hold for a moment (once)

  • Perfective verb

Conjugation

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Past

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

  1. он he held for a moment
  2. она she held for a moment
  3. оно it held for a moment
  4. они they held for a moment

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

  1. он he would hold for a moment
  2. она she would hold for a moment
  3. оно it would hold for a moment
  4. они they would hold for a moment

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

  1. ты hold for a moment!
  2. вы hold for a moment! (formal, or all of you)

How to use подержать

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

  1. Past

    Я подержал ребёнка соседки минуту и устал.

    I held the neighbour's baby for a minute and got tired.

  2. Future

    Подержишь мою сумку, пока я ищу ключи?

    Will you hold my bag while I look for the keys?

  3. Conditional

    Я бы подержал дверь, но руки заняты.

    I'd hold the door, but my hands are full.

  4. Imperative

    Подержи зонт, я завяжу шнурок.

    Hold the umbrella, I'll tie my lace.

Good to know

  • По- in front of держать makes it a short while: подержи сумку, hold my bag for a moment.

Where you hear подержать

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

Russian · Advanced Level 2

  • Я подержу дверь. I'll hold the door a moment.
  • Ты подержал, и хватит. You held it a moment, and that's enough.
  • Подержишь доску, пока я бью. You'll hold the board while I hammer.

Russian · Advanced Level 3

  • Я подержу дверь. I'll hold the door a moment.
  • Ты подержал, и хватит. You held it a moment, and that's enough.
  • Подержишь доску, пока я бью. You'll hold the board while I hammer.
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Levelling the Floor

Advanced Level 2 · подержи

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Maria in Church, Masha at Home

Advanced Level 3 · А я крёстным. Подержи свечу.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: perfective verb.