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RUSSIAN VERB

понравиться

to be liked (once): I liked it

  • #230 most used
  • Reflexive verb

Conjugation

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Past

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

  1. он he was liked: I liked it
  2. она she was liked: I liked it
  3. оно it was liked: I liked it
  4. они they were liked: I liked it

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

  1. он he would be liked: I liked it
  2. она she would be liked: I liked it
  3. оно it would be liked: I liked it
  4. они they would be liked: I liked it

How to use понравиться

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

  1. Past

    Мне очень понравился твой концерт.

    I liked your concert very much.

  2. Future

    Тебе понравится эта деревня, вот увидишь.

    You'll like this village, you'll see.

  3. Conditional

    Маме бы понравилось это платье.

    Mum would like this dress.

Good to know

  • The person who likes is in the dative and the thing is the subject: мне понравился фильм.

Where you hear понравиться

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

Russian · Beginner Level 3

  • Мне нравится Суздаль. I like Suzdal.
  • Мне понравился Суздаль. I liked Suzdal.
  • Тебе понравится деревня. You'll like the village.

Russian · Fluency Level 2

  • Мне нравится Суздаль. I like Suzdal.
  • Мне понравился Суздаль. I liked Suzdal.
  • Тебе понравится деревня. You'll like the village.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: reflexive verb.