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RUSSIAN VERB

подумать

to think (it over, one time)

  • #70 most used
  • Perfective verb

Conjugation

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Past

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

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

How to use подумать

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

  1. Past

    Я подумал и решил остаться до весны.

    I thought it over and decided to stay till spring.

  2. Future

    Я подумаю и позвоню тебе завтра.

    I'll think about it and call you tomorrow.

  3. Conditional

    На твоём месте я бы подумал ещё раз.

    In your place I'd think again.

  4. Imperative

    Подумай хорошо, это очень важно.

    Think carefully, it's very important.

Good to know

  • Я подумаю is I'll think about it, a polite maybe.

Where you hear подумать

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

Russian · Beginner Level 2

  • Подумайте до завтра. Think it over till tomorrow.
  • Я подумал и сказал да. I thought it over and said yes.
  • Я подумаю. I'll think.
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A Year?

Beginner Level 2 · Подумаю. · Не знаю. Я подумаю. · Подумайте. Позвоните завтра.

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