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RUSSIAN VERB

посадить

to plant; to seat someone (once)

  • Perfective verb

Conjugation

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Past

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

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

How to use посадить

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

  1. Past

    Весной мы посадили три яблони.

    In spring we planted three apple trees.

  2. Future

    Я посажу бабушку у окна, ей будет видно.

    I'll seat Grandma by the window, she'll be able to see.

  3. Conditional

    Я бы посадила розы вдоль забора.

    I'd plant roses along the fence.

  4. Imperative

    Посади гостей за стол, я несу суп.

    Seat the guests at the table, I'm bringing the soup.

Good to know

  • Посадить дерево is to plant it; посадить гостя is to seat him; посадить в тюрьму is to put in prison. Сажать is the imperfective.

Where you hear посадить

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

Russian · Fluency Level 2

  • Я посажу огурцы в мае. I'll plant the cucumbers in May.
  • Дед посадил репку. Grandpa planted a turnip.
  • Мы посадим яблоню у забора. We'll plant an apple tree by the fence.
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The Turnip

Fluency Level 2 · Репка. Посадил дед репку, выросла большая.

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