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RUSSIAN VERB

снять

to take off, to take down (once); to rent

  • #220 most used
  • Perfective verb

Conjugation

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Past

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

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

How to use снять

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

  1. Past

    Мы сняли квартиру недалеко от мастерской.

    We rented a flat not far from the workshop.

  2. Future

    Я сниму куртку, здесь жарко.

    I'll take my jacket off, it's hot in here.

  3. Conditional

    Я бы сняла эти шторы, они тёмные.

    I'd take these curtains down, they're dark.

  4. Imperative

    Сними обувь, пол только вымыли.

    Take your shoes off, the floor's just been washed.

Good to know

  • Снять is to take off or down: снять пальто, снять картину; also to rent: снять квартиру; and to film: снять фильм. Снимать is the imperfective.

Where you hear снять

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

Russian · Advanced Level 2

  • Снимем дверь, и пройдёт. We'll take the door off, and it will go through.
  • Мы сняли дверь с петель. We took the door off its hinges.
  • Ты снимешь мастерскую на год? Will you rent the workshop for a year?

Russian · Fluency Level 1

  • Снимем дверь, и пройдёт. We'll take the door off, and it will go through.
  • Мы сняли дверь с петель. We took the door off its hinges.
  • Ты снимешь мастерскую на год? Will you rent the workshop for a year?
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The First Piano

Advanced Level 2 · Снимите дверь с петель.

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Take One

Fluency Level 1 · Снято! Дубль три.

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That's the Whole Story

Fluency Level 2 · А друг снял фильм.

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The Song from Suzdal

Fluency Level 3 · А я сниму, как она слушает.

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Nastya Wants Out

Fluency Level 3 · Я не играю. Снимите меня с программы.

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