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RUSSIAN VERB

рожать

to give birth, to be in labour

  • Imperfective verb

Conjugation

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Present

Настоящее время · now and habits: imperfective verbs only

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

Past

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

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

How to use рожать

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

  1. Present

    Жена рожает, я звоню из роддома.

    My wife is in labour, I'm calling from the maternity hospital.

  2. Past

    Мама рожала меня двенадцать часов.

    Mum was in labour with me for twelve hours.

  3. Future

    Врач говорит, Катя будет рожать в мае.

    The doctor says Katya will give birth in May.

  4. Conditional

    Я бы рожала дома, если бы врачи разрешили.

    I'd give birth at home if the doctors allowed it.

  5. Imperative

    Рожайте, пока молодые, говорит мама.

    Have your babies while you're young, says Mum.

Good to know

  • Рожать is giving birth as it happens or as a rule: она рожает, she's in labour. Родить is one birth: она родила девочку.

Where you hear рожать

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

Russian · Advanced Level 2

  • Жена рожает, мы едем в роддом. My wife is in labour, we're going to the maternity hospital.
  • Я рожала Катю в этом же роддоме. I gave birth to Katya in this same hospital.
  • Рожать буду в мае. I'll be giving birth in May.
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Advanced Level 2 · В роддом. Жена рожает.

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