Future tense#
Future Tense- яIпошучу
- тыyou (sg)пошутишь
- он / она / оноhe / she / itпошутит
- мыweпошутим
- выyou (pl)пошутите
- ониtheyпошутят
Perfective verbs form a simple future that takes present-tense endings but describes a completed action.
Past tense#
Past Tense- онheпошутил
- онаsheпошутила
- оноitпошутило
- ониtheyпошутили
Imperative#
Imperativeto one person
пошути
to a group / formal
пошутите
Participles & verbal adverbs#
Participles- Active pastпошутивший
- Adverbial (past)пошутив
Used with#
- над + instr
над + instrumental (over, above)
Examples#
Я пошутил — не обижайся.
I was joking, don't be offended.
Над ним постоянно пошутят друзья.
His friends are always teasing him.
About this verb#
- Perfective of шутить with prefix по-. Class 4c with т→ч mutation in 1sg only (пошучу, пошутишь). Mobile stress. To joke at someone's expense takes над + instrumental: пошутить над ним.
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