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RUSSIAN VERB

заверить

to certify, to have stamped (one time)

  • Perfective verb

Conjugation

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Past

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

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

How to use заверить

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

  1. Past

    Нотариус заверил копию диплома за пять минут.

    The notary certified the copy of the diploma in five minutes.

  2. Future

    Я заверю перевод и отнесу документы завтра.

    I'll get the translation certified and take the documents in tomorrow.

  3. Conditional

    Я бы заверила сразу две копии, на всякий случай.

    I'd have two copies certified, just in case.

  4. Imperative

    Заверь подпись, иначе бумагу не примут.

    Get the signature certified, otherwise they won't accept the paper.

Good to know

  • Заверить у нотариуса is to have a paper certified, with a stamp. Заверить кого-то is also to assure someone: заверяю вас.

Where you hear заверить

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

Russian · Intermediate Level 2

  • Мне нужно заверить перевод. I need to have the translation certified.
  • Нотариус заверил копию. The notary certified the copy.
  • Я заверю перевод сегодня. I'll certify the translation today.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: perfective verb.