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Russian verbs

731 verbs, every form of each one recorded. 579 follow a pattern; 152 have forms of their own. Open one to hear it.

  1. The essential 50The verbs you will say every day. Start here.
  2. #1 быть to be; there is, which is how Russian says have Beginner Imperfective verb
  3. #2 мочь to be able, can Beginner Imperfective verb
  4. #7 хотеть to want Beginner Imperfective verb
  5. #9 идти to go, to walk (on foot, one way) Beginner Imperfective verb
  6. #11 иметь to have (in formal speech: to have the right) Advanced Imperfective verb
  7. #12 делать to do, to make Beginner Imperfective verb
  8. #14 сделать to do, to make (one time) Beginner Perfective verb
  9. #17 дать to give (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  10. #18 смотреть to look, to watch Beginner Imperfective verb
  11. #19 пойти to go, to set off on foot Beginner Perfective verb
  12. #20 жить to live Beginner Imperfective verb
  13. #21 взять to take (one time) Beginner Perfective verb
  14. #22 давать to give; let's Beginner Imperfective verb
  15. #23 получить to get, to receive (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  16. #24 сидеть to sit, to be sitting Beginner Imperfective verb
  17. #27 стоять to stand Intermediate Imperfective verb
  18. #31 найти to find (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  19. #36 ждать to wait, to wait for Beginner Imperfective verb
  20. #38 выйти to go out, to leave a building (once, on foot) Intermediate Perfective verb
  21. #41 оказаться to turn out (once) Intermediate Reflexive verb
  22. #42 хотеться to feel like, to want, word for word to be wanted to someone Intermediate Reflexive verb
  23. #43 посмотреть to take a look Intermediate Perfective verb
  24. #45 играть to play (an instrument, music, a game) Beginner Imperfective verb
  25. #46 попасть to get into, to hit Perfective verb
  26. #47 уйти to go away, to leave (once, on foot) Intermediate Perfective verb
  27. #50 держать to hold Advanced Imperfective verb
  28. The next most usedIn the order you are likely to meet them.
  29. #51 лежать to lie, to be lying Imperfective verb
  30. #53 получать to get, to receive Imperfective verb
  31. #62 просить to ask for, to request Beginner Imperfective verb
  32. #63 происходить to go on, to be happening Fluency Imperfective verb
  33. #64 спать to sleep Beginner Imperfective verb
  34. #65 ходить to go, to walk (on foot, there and back) Beginner Imperfective verb
  35. #68 пить to drink Intermediate Imperfective verb
  36. #69 слушать to listen, to listen to Beginner Imperfective verb
  37. #72 принять to accept, to take Perfective verb
  38. #73 брать to take Beginner Imperfective verb
  39. #75 показать to show (one time) Intermediate Perfective verb
  40. #76 находить to find Imperfective verb
  41. #77 открыть to open (one time) Beginner Perfective verb
  42. #79 произойти to happen Perfective verb
  43. #83 положить to put, to serve onto a plate (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  44. #88 бывать to happen, to occur, to be from time to time Fluency Imperfective verb
  45. #89 помогать to help Imperfective verb
  46. #90 помочь to help (one time) Beginner Perfective verb
  47. #92 забыть to forget (once, and it's forgotten) Intermediate Perfective verb
  48. #93 встать to get up, to stand up (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  49. #97 случиться to happen (once) Beginner Reflexive verb
  50. #99 носить to wear, to carry about Advanced Imperfective verb
  51. #102 смочь to manage, to be able (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  52. #104 закрыть to close, to shut (once) Beginner Perfective verb
  53. #106 хватать to be enough; with not, to be short of Advanced Imperfective verb
  54. #112 поставить to put, to stand something somewhere (once) Advanced Perfective verb
  55. #113 искать to look for Beginner Imperfective verb
  56. #114 лечь to lie down, to go to bed (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  57. #115 касаться to touch, to concern Reflexive verb
  58. #116 сесть to sit down (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  59. #118 бросить to give up, to quit; to throw (one time) Intermediate Perfective verb
  60. #119 принимать to take (medicine, vitamins); to receive Advanced Imperfective verb
  61. #124 пытаться to try Reflexive verb
  62. #126 мешать to stir; to be in the way Beginner Imperfective verb
  63. #128 менять to change Imperfective verb
  64. #129 оставить to leave something somewhere, to leave it as it is (once) Advanced Perfective verb
  65. #132 подождать to wait (a while) Beginner Perfective verb
  66. #133 вставать to get up Beginner Imperfective verb
  67. #134 убить to kill Perfective verb
  68. #136 вызвать to call out, to send for (an ambulance, a taxi; once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  69. #137 бить to beat, to hit Fluency Imperfective verb
  70. #141 садиться to sit down Beginner Reflexive verb
  71. #142 звонить to ring, to call on the phone Beginner Imperfective verb
  72. #144 ставить to put, to set down, to stand something Advanced Imperfective verb
  73. #145 открывать to open (again and again, or in the process of) Advanced Imperfective verb
  74. #147 удаться to succeed, to manage (once; the thing succeeds, the person is to me, to you) Intermediate Reflexive verb
  75. #153 изменить to change Perfective verb
  76. #154 появиться to appear Reflexive verb
  77. #161 собираться to be going to, to intend; to get ready Beginner Reflexive verb
  78. #162 собраться to get ready; to gather Reflexive verb
  79. #164 приносить to bring, again and again Fluency Imperfective verb
  80. #165 принести to bring (once, on foot) Beginner Perfective verb
  81. #178 умирать to die; in exaggeration, to be dying of hunger, cold, laughter Fluency Imperfective verb
  82. #185 терять to lose (keep losing, the ongoing verb) Fluency Imperfective verb
  83. #186 потерять to lose (one time) Intermediate Perfective verb
  84. #188 бросать to throw; to quit Imperfective verb
  85. #189 пробовать to try, to taste Imperfective verb
  86. #190 попробовать to try, to taste Beginner Perfective verb
  87. #192 отдыхать to rest, to have a rest Advanced Imperfective verb
  88. #194 хватить to be enough Beginner Perfective verb
  89. #212 курить to smoke Beginner Imperfective verb
  90. #213 мыть to wash Beginner Imperfective verb
  91. #214 помыть to wash Perfective verb
  92. #215 мыться to wash oneself Reflexive verb
  93. #216 одеваться to get dressed Reflexive verb
  94. #217 одеться to get dressed Reflexive verb
  95. #218 раздеваться to get undressed Reflexive verb
  96. #219 надеть to put on, clothes (one time) Beginner Perfective verb
  97. #220 снять to take off, to take down (once); to rent Advanced Perfective verb
  98. #221 убирать to clean up, to put away Imperfective verb
  99. #222 убрать to clean up, to put away Perfective verb
  100. #224 стирать to wash clothes; to erase Imperfective verb
  101. #225 гладить to iron; to stroke Imperfective verb
  102. #232 проверить to check (one time) Intermediate Perfective verb
  103. #256 показывать to show (again and again) Advanced Imperfective verb
  104. #257 выглядеть to look (a certain way) Intermediate Imperfective verb
  105. #264 зависеть to depend Imperfective verb
  106. #274 выбирать to choose Imperfective verb
  107. #275 выбрать to choose (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  108. #276 пользоваться to use Reflexive verb
  109. #277 использовать to use Imperfective verb
  110. #278 забывать to forget Beginner Imperfective verb
  111. #288 здороваться to greet, to say hello Reflexive verb
  112. #289 поздороваться to say hello Reflexive verb
  113. #308 собрать to collect, to gather (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  114. #309 класть to put, to lay Imperfective verb
  115. #310 вешать to hang Imperfective verb
  116. #311 повесить to hang Perfective verb
  117. #312 висеть to hang, to be hanging Imperfective verb
  118. #313 ложиться to lie down, to go to bed Beginner Reflexive verb
  119. #316 просыпаться to wake up (the ongoing verb) Advanced Reflexive verb
  120. #317 проснуться to wake up (one time) Advanced Reflexive verb
  121. #319 разбудить to wake someone up (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  122. #327 начинаться to begin, to start (of a thing) Beginner Reflexive verb
  123. #328 начаться to begin Reflexive verb
  124. #330 кончиться to end, to run out (one time) Intermediate Reflexive verb
  125. #333 заканчиваться to come to an end Reflexive verb
  126. #334 закончиться to come to an end Reflexive verb
  127. #337 продолжаться to go on, to last Reflexive verb
  128. #340 останавливать to stop something Imperfective verb
  129. #341 остановить to stop something Perfective verb
  130. #348 зайти to drop in Perfective verb
  131. #349 подходить to suit, to be convenient; to come up to Intermediate Imperfective verb
  132. #350 отойти to move away Perfective verb
  133. #356 вернуть to return, to give back (one time) Beginner Perfective verb
  134. #378 ломать to break Imperfective verb
  135. #379 сломать to break Perfective verb
  136. #380 ломаться to break down Reflexive verb
  137. #407 убегать to run away Imperfective verb
  138. #408 убежать to run away Perfective verb
  139. #409 прятать to hide something Imperfective verb
  140. #410 спрятать to hide something Perfective verb
  141. #473 упасть to fall (once) Advanced Perfective verb
  142. #477 лезть to climb Imperfective verb
  143. #478 кидать to throw Imperfective verb
  144. #480 толкать to push Beginner Imperfective verb
  145. #482 трогать to touch Intermediate Imperfective verb
  146. #483 тронуть to touch Perfective verb
  147. #484 нажимать to press (a button) Intermediate Imperfective verb
  148. #485 нажать to press Perfective verb
  149. #490 открываться to open Reflexive verb
  150. More verbs from the lessons
  151. 501 закрываться to close (of doors, shops) Beginner Reflexive verb
  152. 510 поесть to eat, to have something to eat (one time) Beginner Perfective verb
  153. 518 получаться to work out, to come off Beginner Reflexive verb
  154. 524 перестать to stop, to cease (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  155. 525 переставать to stop, to cease (again and again, or never) Intermediate Imperfective verb
  156. 528 лопнуть to burst (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  157. 530 получиться to work out, to come out right (once) Intermediate Reflexive verb
  158. 543 отдать to give away, to hand over (one time) Intermediate Perfective verb
  159. 548 поместиться to fit in, to go in (once) Intermediate Reflexive verb
  160. 553 прийтись to have to; to fall to someone (it will fall to me) Intermediate Reflexive verb
  161. 555 забрать to take away, to pick up (one time) Intermediate Perfective verb
  162. 559 подать to hand in, to apply (one time) Intermediate Perfective verb
  163. 569 завернуть to wrap (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  164. 570 присесть to sit down for a moment (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  165. 572 разрешить to allow, to permit (once); allow me Intermediate Perfective verb
  166. 575 требоваться to be required Advanced Reflexive verb
  167. 577 примерить to try on (once) Advanced Perfective verb
  168. 582 крутить to turn something round and round, to crank Advanced Imperfective verb
  169. 589 устроить to suit (someone); to arrange (once) Advanced Perfective verb
  170. 590 глядеть to look, to gaze (the everyday cousin of to look) Advanced Imperfective verb
  171. 600 подавать to file, to hand in (documents, again and again) Advanced Imperfective verb
  172. 609 оплатить to pay for (a bill, the rent, one time) Advanced Perfective verb
  173. 615 весить to weigh Advanced Imperfective verb
  174. 622 отпускать to let go, to release Advanced Imperfective verb
  175. 623 подержать to hold for a moment (once) Advanced Perfective verb
  176. 627 обойтись to come to (a price); to manage without (once) Advanced Reflexive verb
  177. 628 постараться to try, to do one's best (once) Advanced Reflexive verb
  178. 633 занять to take (time); to occupy, to borrow (once) Advanced Perfective verb
  179. 635 превращаться to turn into, to become (something else) Advanced Reflexive verb
  180. 652 пообедать to have lunch (one meal, finished) Advanced Perfective verb
  181. 654 опустить to lower, to dip (one movement) Advanced Perfective verb
  182. 660 погнать to set off fast, to get going (once); in slang, off we go Fluency Perfective verb
  183. 666 чилить to chill, to hang out (slang, from English; the Russian word is to rest) Fluency Imperfective verb
  184. 667 сойти to come down, to get off (once); on its own, it'll do Fluency Perfective verb
  185. 668 скинуть to throw off, to drop (once); in slang, to send a file or a message Fluency Perfective verb
  186. 676 отвалиться to fall off, to drop off (once) Fluency Reflexive verb
  187. 680 одеть to dress someone (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  188. 684 пропасть to vanish, to go missing (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  189. 696 порваться to tear, to rip (on its own, once) Fluency Reflexive verb
  190. 698 вытащить to pull out, to drag out (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  191. 713 выстрелить to fire, to go off (a gun, once) Fluency Perfective verb
  192. 715 уронить to drop, to let fall (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  193. 716 испортить to spoil, to ruin (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  194. 718 гасить to put out, to turn off (a light, a fire) Fluency Imperfective verb
  195. 721 подложить to put something under, to slip underneath (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  196. 731 слушаться to obey, to listen to someone Fluency Reflexive verb