I’m back with another lesson on Russian verb conjugation. We’ve gone through the first- and second-conjugation groups already.
Please look at those posts before reading this one.
Already sufficiently familiar with those key verb groups? If so, let’s begin!
As I had mentioned in my post concerning second-conjugation verbs, this group is indeed more challenging.
| This rule applies to second-conjugation verbs only! |
| Addition of л |
| In second-conjugation verbs whose stem ends in: б, в, м or п, the letter л is added into the conjugation of я, yet the remaining conjugations are unaffected. |
For reference, and as a refresher, here’s a table with the usual second-conjugation endings.
| я | ты | он/она/оно | мы | вы | они |
| –ю | –ишь | –ит | –им | –ите | –ят |
Let’s look at some verbs affected by this rule.
| готовить [to cook; to prepare] |
| ending: –ить | stem: готов– |
| готовлю | готовим |
| готовишь | готовите |
| готовит | готовят |
| любить [to love] |
| ending: -ить | stem: люб– |
| люблю | любим |
| любишь | любите |
| любит | любят |
| купить* [to buy] |
| ending: –ить | stem: куп– |
| куплю | купим |
| купишь | купите |
| купит | купят |
| Я готовлю самые лучшие блюда. I cook the best dishes. |
| Я люблю всех, кто уважает меня. I love all those who respect me. |
| Я куплю ей бутылку вина и коробку конфет. I’ll buy her a bottle of wine and a box of candy. |
Additional verbs following this pattern are:
| храпеть [to snore], ловить [to fish], ставить [to put], добавить* [to add], спать [to sleep], etc. |
| Я сплю примерно 8 часов каждую ночь. I sleep approximately 8 hours every night. |
| Ты знаешь, что я громко храплю. You know that I snore loudly. |
| Я ловлю рыбу по воскресным утрам. I fish on Sunday mornings. |
And that concludes today’s post. See you in the next!
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