Уменка
Perfectivepokushat

покушать

eat (politely / for children)

Other meaningshave a bite

Aspect pairImperfectiveView
кушатьeat
Conjugation
1st (e-)
Class
Aspect partner
кушать

Future tense#

Future Tense
  • яIпокушаю
  • тыyou (sg)покушаешь
  • он / она / оноhe / she / itпокушает
  • мыweпокушаем
  • выyou (pl)покушаете
  • ониtheyпокушают

Perfective verbs form a simple future that takes present-tense endings but describes a completed action.

Past tense#

Past Tense
  • онheпокушал
  • онаsheпокушала
  • оноitпокушало
  • ониtheyпокушали

Imperative#

Imperative

to one person

покушай

to a group / formal

покушайте

Participles & verbal adverbs#

Participles
  • Active pastпокушавший
  • Adverbial (past)покушав

Used with#

  • + acc

    + accusative (direct object)

Examples#

  • Покушай супчику, а потом поиграешь.

    Eat a bit of soup, and then you can play.

  • Мы покушали и пошли гулять.

    We had a bite and went for a walk.

About this verb#

  • Delimitative perfective of кушать with по-. Class 1a regular -ать, fixed stem stress. Note: кушать and its derivatives are polite or addressed to children/guests, whereas adults speaking of themselves use есть / поесть.

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