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on / ona´ / ono´ vy

´ moet

1

my bu´dem myt;

my vy

´ moem

2

vy bu´dete myt;

vy vy

´ moete

3

4

oni´ bu´dut myt;

oni´ vy

´ mo[t

5

Past

myl, my

ĺa, myĺo, myĺi

vy

´ myl, vy´myla, vy´mylo,

6

vy

´ myli

7

Subjunctive

myl by, my

ĺa by, myĺo by,

vy

´ myl by, vy´myla by,

8

my

ĺi by

vy

´ mylo by, vy´myli by

9

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Imperative

moj / mo´jte

vy

´ moj / vy´mojte

1

Gerund

vy

´ myv

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Grammar reference

Participles:

pres.act.

mo´[]ij / aq / ee / ie

past act.

my

´ vwij / aq / ee / ie

vy

´ myvwij / aq / ee / ie

past pass.

vy

´ mytyj / aq / oe / ye

Note: Where the ending is stressed on irregular 1st conjugation verbs of this type -e- will change to -e¨. See dava´t; below.

First conjugation – verbs with an irregular stem

ending in a consonant

Imperfective

Perfective

Infinitive

pisa´t; ‘to write’

napisa´t; ‘to write’

Present

q piwu´

ty pi´wew;

on / ona´ / ono´ pi´wet

my pi´wem

vy pi´wete

oni´ pi´wut

Future

q bu´du pisa´t;

q napiwu´

ty bu´dew; pisa´t;

ty napi´wew;

on / ona´ / ono´ bu´det pisa´t;

on / ona´ / onońapi´wet

my bu´dem pisa´t;

my napi´wem

vy bu´dete pisa´t;

vy napi´wete

oni´ bu´dut pisa´t;

oni napi´wut

Past

pisaĺ, pisaĺa, pisaĺo, napisaĺ, napisaĺa,

pisaĺi

napisaĺo, napisaĺi

Subjunctive

pisaĺ by, pisaĺa by,

napisaĺ by, napisaĺa by,

pisaĺo by, pisaĺi by

napisaĺo by, napisaĺi by

Imperative

piwi´ / piwi´te

napiwi´ / napiwi´te

Gerund

napisa´v

Participles:

pres. act.

pi´wu]ij / aq / ee / ie

past act.

pisa´vwij / aq / ee / ie

napisa´vwij / aq / ee / ie

past pass.

napiśannyj / aq / oe / yj

Note: Where the ending is stressed on irregular 1st conjugation verbs of this type -e- will change to -e¨.

Grammar reference

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Second conjugation

2

3

Imperfective

Perfective

4

Infinitive

smotre´t; ‘to watch,

posmotre´t; ‘to watch,

5

look at’

look at’

6

Present

q smotr[

´

7

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ty smo´triw;

9

on / ona´ / onośmo´trit