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RUSSIAN VERB

примерить

to try on (once)

  • Perfective verb

Conjugation

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Past

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

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

How to use примерить

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

  1. Past

    Я примерил куртку, и она мала в плечах.

    I tried the jacket on and it's tight in the shoulders.

  2. Future

    Я примерю оба платья и выберу одно.

    I'll try on both dresses and pick one.

  3. Conditional

    Я бы примерил размер побольше, на всякий случай.

    I'd try a size up, just in case.

  4. Imperative

    Примерь эти туфли, они тебе точно подойдут.

    Try these shoes on, they'll definitely suit you.

Good to know

  • Примерить is one try: можно примерить? asks to try something on. Примерять is the imperfective.

Where you hear примерить

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

Russian · Advanced Level 1

  • Примерьте это кольцо. Try this ring on.
  • Я примерила три платья. I tried on three dresses.
  • Я примерю костюм в субботу. I'll try the suit on on Saturday.
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The Rings

Advanced Level 1 · Примерьте. Тесно? Возьмите на размер больше.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: perfective verb.