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Introduction to Verbs

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VOCABULARY USED IN THIS LESSON

Russian Pronunciation English
домой da-mOy home
в Москву v mask-vOO to Moscow
на автобусе nafv-tO-boos-yeh by bus / on the bus
в баню v bAn-yu to the bath-house
на вечеринку na vich-yer-In-koo to the party
в горы v gOr-ei to the mountains

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Type 3, 4, and 5 verbs are a little more difficult than Type 1 and 2 verbs because you can't determine the stem from the infinitive.

For example, the verb ехать means "to go by transport / to ride".

The unguessable stem of ехать is ед-


Here is a summary of Type 3 verb suffixes organised by pronoun:

 

Pronoun Type 3 Verb Suffix
I
You (informal) -ешь
He / she / it -ет
We -ем
You (formal or plural) -ете
They -ут

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Therefore we can conjugate ехать in the follow manner:

Verb: To go by transport / to ride

Infinitive: ехать


Stem: ед-

Conjugation Type: 3

Russian English
Я еду I go
Ты едешь You go
Он/ Она/ Оно едет He/ She/ It goes
Мы едем We go
Вы едете You go
Они едут They go

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I am going home
Я еду домой
Pronounced: ya YE-doo da-mOy

Listen:

(Irina)
Are you going to Moscow?
Ты едешь в Москву?
Pronounced: tih YE-dish v-mask-vOO

Listen:

(Irina)
He is going by bus
Он едет на автобусе
Pronounced: on YE-dit nafv-tO-boos-yeh

Listen:

(Irina)
We are going to the bath-house
Мы едем в баню
Pronounced: mwi YE-dem vbAn-yu

Listen:

(Irina)
Are you going to the party?
Вы едете на вечеринку?
Pronounced: vwe YE-dit-ye na vich-yer-In-koo

Listen:

(Irina)
They are going to the mountains
Они едут в горы
Pronounced: a-nI YEd-doot v-gOr-ei

Listen:

(Lena)